{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Takoradi","identifier":"GH TKD","unlocode":"GH TKD","city":null,"country":"Ghana","waterBody":"Gulf of Guinea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":9.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":4.883333,"longitude":-1.733333},"description":"Manganese ore and bauxite power Takoradi, Ghana's second-busiest seaport after Tema: in 2024 it shipped about 4.69 million tonnes of manganese and 1.45 million tonnes of bauxite, lifting total throughput roughly a third to around 9.4 million tonnes. Opened in 1928 as the country's first commercial port, it anchors the resource-rich west and handled around 37% of Ghana's seaborne imports in 2024. On the export side it also moves forest products, bagged cocoa beans and mining equipment, while clin","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/takoradi-port-gh-tkd","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/takoradi-port-gh-tkd","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Takoradi · (UN/LOCODE: GH TKD) · Ghana · Medium · 9.4 m"}