General Description
Location: Port of Lome is 5nm E of the town of Lome, situated 23nm NE of Cape Saint Paul.
General overview: Lome is both the capital and principal port of Togo. The port is well sheltered by two breakwaters and has facilities to accommodate general cargo, bulk and container vessels, Ro-Ro's and tankers. The port is a transhipment port for Niger, Mali and Burkina-Faso.
Traffic figures: Approx 1,600,000t of cargo handled annually.
Load line zone: Tropical
Max size: Dry bulk: LOA 210m, draught 12.0m, 35,000DWT.
Tankers: LOA 270m, draught 14.0m, 10,000DWT.