West African ports

EENI- School of International Business

Subject - Ports in West Africa: Abidjan, Lagos, Tema, Takoradi, Dakar, Lomé, Cotonou. Syllabus:

  1. The largest Ports in the West African region
  2. Ivory Coast: Port of Abidjan - the largest port in the region
  3. Nigeria: Port of Lagos
  4. Ghana: Port of Tema and the Port of Takoradi
  5. Senegal: Port of Dakar
  6. Togo: Port of Lomé
  7. Benin: Port of Cotonou

The objectives of the subject “West African ports” are the following:

  1. To know the largest ports in West Africa
  2. To analyse the main features of West African ports
The subject “Ports in West Africa” is studied...
  1. Courses: Transport in Africa, West Africa
  2. Doctorate in Business in Africa
  3. Masters (e-learning): International Business, Africa

Languages of study English or French Afrique Ouest. Summaries in Spanish Africa Occidental Portuguese Africa Ocidental

Credits of the subject “Ports in West Africa”: 0.5 ECTS Credits

Sample of the subject - Ports in West Africa:
Port of Dakar (Senegal)

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Description of the Subject: West African Ports

Estimations of distances and times between (in nautical miles - Nm):

From... To...
Dakar-Port of Lagos
Dakar-Port of Durban (South Africa)
Dakar-Port of Santos (Brazil)
Dakar-Port of Rotterdam (the Netherlands)
Dakar-Port of Shanghai (China)
Abidjan-Port of Lagos
Abidjan-Port of Tema (Ghana)		 Distance
1,860
4,380
2,990
2,558
10,621
481
280
 Estimated time
4 days, 18 hours
14 days
9 days, 21 hours
8 days, 16 hours
32 days, 14 hours
2 days, 9 hours
1 day, 9 hours

Estimations: Port of Lagos to... (in nautical miles - Nm).

  1. The Port of Abidjan: 489
  2. The Port of Takoradi: 333
  3. The Port of Tema: 222
  4. The Port of Lomé: 139
  5. The Port of Cotonou: 56
  6. Port of Douala (Cameroon): 444
  7. Port of Libreville (Gabon): 639
  8. Port of Luanda (Angola): 1283
  9. The Port of Monrovia: 961

Trans-African Highways related to West African Countries:

  1. Trans-Sahelian Highway (Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria)
  2. Lagos (Nigeria)-Mombasa Corridor
  3. Dakar (Senegal)-Lagos (Nigeria) Corridor
  4. Algiers-Lagos (Nigeria) Corridor
  5. Cairo-Dakar (Senegal) Corridor
  6. N’Djamena-Nigeria-Djibouti Corridor

West African Countries:

  1. Countries with Sea access of West Africa: Benin, Cape Verde, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo
  2. Landlocked Western African Countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger

ECOWAS ZMAO WAEMu

Integration and regional institutions in the West African region:
West African Economic Integration

  1. Economic Community of West African States
  2. West African Economic and Monetary Union
  3. West African Monetary Zone
  4. Community of Sahel-Saharan States
  5. Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River
  6. Niger Basin Authority
  7. Mano River Union
  8. Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa

❮ Samples ❯

Port of Abidjan (Ivory Coast)

Port of Lagos Nigeria

Ports of Ghana

Port of Lomé (Togo)

Port of Cotonou (Benin)

Maritime Transport in Africa



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