West African Ports
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Ports in West Africa: Abidjan, Lagos, Tema, Takoradi, Dakar, Lomé, Cotonou
Syllabous 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
Maritime Transport in Africa .
Academic Programs
Masters 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
West African Economic and Monetary Union (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
World Customs Organization (WCO)
Maritime Organization for West and Central Africa
(c) EENI
(c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2024)
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