The Tema Port's turning basin (swinging basin) has diameter 500 m (1640 ft) and water depth 18,7 m (61 ft).
In 2014, port's container cargo handling increased by 7,2%. The project's road part was an additional investment of USD200-300 million.The new port has a total of 17 berths where can dock and be handled all types of marine vessels, including larger boxships.APM Terminals invested around USD 1,5 billion to support Ghana’s economic growth for the next 50 years.This infrastructure handles around 70% of the country's trade. Cars, container trucks and other heavy cargo vehicles use the two roads and the highway connecting Tema with Accra.It ensures port's access to roads and highways. The new facility is managed by UK's APM Terminals Inland Services Africa. In November 2017 started construction works on the new port and logistics hub, with scheduled opening in June 2019 and completion in June 2020. The new port in Accra costs approx USD 1,5 billion. The multi-purpose facility is adjacent to the existing port, and increased its shipping capacity to 3,5 million TEUs a year. Among Ghana's most important exports are cocoa, timber products, cashew nuts. Following an expansion project, by mid-2019, seaport's annual container shipping capacity was increased from 1 to 3 million TEU-containers. MWX (Mediterranean West Africa Express) linking Tangier – Algeciras – Cotonou – Lagos – Tema – Tangier).WAX (West Africa Express) linking Hamburg – Casablanca – Tangier – Dakar – Tema – Abidjan – Tangier – Antwerp – Hamburg.At the end of 2017, Hapag-Lloyd established a fast shipping connection to Europe with 2 services: The move followed after West Africa reported a significant growth in 20, with GDP rising annually by 6% on average. On February 1, 2018, the containership company Hapag-Lloyd opened its new office in Tema Ghana, operated with 26 customer service staff. In 1974 Tema became an Autonomous Council and was elevated to the status of Metropolitan Assembly in December, 1990. It is one of Ghana's 2 deep seaports, the other being Sekondi-Takoradi. Tema is linked to Accra by a railway and highway. Today it is a major trading center and home to oil refineries and numerous factories. The city was commissioned by Ghana's first president (Kwame Nkrumah) and grew swiftly after the construction of a big harbor in 1961. Tema City was built on the site of a small fishing village. The city is locally nicknamed "Harbour Town" because of its status as the country's largest seaport.
The Greenwich Meridian passes directly through Tema Harbour. The metro area has population around 170,000. The port (locode GHTEM) is approx 16 mi / 25 km east of Accra - Ghana's capital city. Tema Harbour is a port city in Ghana, located on Africa's Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Guinea.