West African Ports
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Syllabus of the Subject - Ports in West Africa :
Abidjan, Lagos, Tema, Takoradi, Dakar, Lomé, Cotonou
The largest Ports in West Africa;
Ivory Coast: Port of Abidjan - the largest West African port;
Nigeria: Port of Lagos ;
Ghana: Port of Tema and Port of Takoradi ;
Senegal: Port of Dakar ;
Togo: Port of Lomé ;
Benin: Port of Cotonou .
Objectives
The objectives of the subject “West African Ports” are the following:
To know the largest ports in West Africa;
To analyze the main features of the West African Ports.
Ports in West Africa:
Maritime Transport in Africa .
Related Education
Masters and Doctorate in Global Business adapted to the Western African Students: The Gambia ,
Ghana ,
Liberia ,
Nigeria ,
and Sierra Leone .
Description
West African Ports.
West African Countries:
Countries with Sea access of West Africa: Benin , Cape Verde , the Gambia , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Ivory Coast , Liberia , Nigeria , Senegal , Sierra Leone , and Togo ;
Landlocked Western African Countries : Burkina Faso , Mali , and Niger .
Distance and time estimations 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).
Port of Abidjan: 489;
Port of Takoradi: 333;
Port of Tema: 222;
Port of Lomé: 139;
Port of Cotonou: 56;
Port of Douala (Cameroon): 444;
Port of Libreville (Gabon): 639;
Port of Luanda (Angola): 1283;
Port of Monrovia: 961.
Trans-African Roads related to the West African Countries:
Trans-Sahelian Highway (Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria);
Lagos (Nigeria)-Mombasa Corridor ;
Dakar (Senegal)-Lagos (Nigeria) Corridor ;
Algiers-Lagos (Nigeria) Corridor ;
Cairo-Dakar (Senegal) Corridor ;
N’Djamena-Nigeria-Djibouti Corridor .
Economic Integration and Regional Organizations in West Africa:
Economic Community of West African States ;
WAEMU ;
West African Monetary Zone ;
Community of Sahel-Saharan States ;
Organization for the Development of the Senegal River ;
Niger Basin Authority ;
Mano River Union ;
Trade Facilitation Agreement ;
WCO ;
Maritime Organization for West and Central Africa.
Samples
(c) EENI
(c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2023)
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