This is the Elmina Fishing Harbour, Located at Elmina in the central region of Ghana.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the much-awaited Elmina Fishing Port rehabilitation and expansion project in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region.
Construction of the biggest fishing harbour in the region was valued at €84- million and completed within 30-months.
It has a docking space and deep marine access to ensure durability and sustainability of the harbour.
Work on the project commenced in August 2020, with the objective to boost tourism and the salt industry, increase accessibility to the port and extend its capacity to improve the fishing industry at Elmina and the Central Region in general.
The facility comes with marine and civil infrastructure, including a south breakwater of 450 metres in length with cubipods round head.
It has a north breakwater of 160 metres in length tied into the existing sea defence.
The port also has a large basin of 65,000 m2 with dredged depths between three-metres to five-metres and quay walls of total length of 400 metres, including an 80 metres touristic quay at the Elmina Castle.
The magnificent facility has an administration block with offices and a viewing deck, a new fish market, a net mending area, auction hall, an ablution facility, toilets, and a day care structure for toddlers.
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