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82 #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana 83 The interior of the new arrival hall at Kotoka International Airport Terminal 2 New baggage carousel installed at the refurbished Kotoka International Airport, Terminal 2 State-of-the-art immigration booths in the new arrival hall at Kotoka International Airport Terminal 2 eGates installed at Kotoka International Airport, Terminal 2
84 #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana 85 Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and President Mahama inspecting modern equipment at the Kumasi International Airport Table 6: Operational performance for first half year,2015-Tema and Takoradi Ports Indicator Jan-Jun 2014 Jan-June 2015 Container Traffic(TEUs) 397,643 409,120 Cargo Traffic(tonnes) 8,154,137 8,323,954 Modernized runway with newly installed Aeronautical Ground Lighting (AGL) system and Instrument Landing Systems at Kumasi International Airport Transit Container Traffic (TEUs) Transit Cargo Traffic(tonnes) 13,121 19,334 295,589 359,543 TEU - Twenty-feet equivalent unit Aeronautical Ground Lighting (AGL) system and Instrument Landing Systems, among other equipment, has been completed. Night operations have commenced. Phase two of the project will involve an ultra-modern terminal building and further extension of the runway to accommodate medium-sized aircraft. • Work has also begun on the new Ho Airport • Ghana Civil Aviation Training Academy (GATA) An ultra-modern 8-storey GATA building at the Kotoka International Airport is nearing completion. It has lecture rooms, simulation centres, computer and language centres, conference rooms and a host of other facilities. This will enable the Academy, which came into full operation in 2009, train students from Ghana and other countries in various aviation-related courses. • Ghana Airport Cargo Centre (GACC) GACC is a joint venture company between Air Ghana Ltd. and the Ghana Airports Company Ltd. Work on the construction of a new state-of-the-art Import, Export and Transit Cargo Centre, Office Complex & Aircraft Ramp Handling Operation is underway. The warehouse will be equipped with the latest warehouse cargo handling equipment including-automated storage & retrieval systems, a mini-shipment tower, cold stores, bullion stores, x-ray scanners and the highest level of security controls & CCTV monitoring to facilitate movement of goods and also to augment the fight against nacortics. Maritime Government has embarked on a programme to expand facilities and address the increasing pressure on the country’s maritime infrastructure from the business community and our neighbouring landlocked countries. The interventions being undertaken include: • The Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority and Meridian Port Services are collaborating to expand the Tema Port to create several hectares of port operational area including deep draft berths for vessels drawing 16m of water or more. The total investment is estimated at $1.5bn. The first berth under this project should be completed by October 2016. In all, there will be 4 berths of 1400m quay length that will have container traffic capacity of almost 3million Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs). A 450m jetty is currently under construction at the Tema Port to allow for the fast discharge of bulk cargo in particular cement and clinker. • Work has been completed, under phase one of the Takoradi Port Expansion Project involving the construction of 1.15km of breakwater into the sea. The second phase, which involves further dredging and reclaiming of the sea to construct the leeside breakwater to create berthing facilities for direct loading and unloading of bauxite and manganese exports as well as clinker and limestone imports will also commence. • Work is nearing completion on an 800 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units Reefer Terminal to accommodate more freezer containers. • The Ghana Maritime Authority has installed a Vessel Traffic Management Information System (VTMIS) to provide a 24-hour electronic surveillance and monitoring of Ghana’s coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Also work is almost complete on the development of the Takoradi
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