Port	Variables	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Port of Tema	Container throughput	425,408	489,147	555,009	525,694	590,147	756,899	824,238
	Total quay length (m)	574	574	574	574	574	574	574
	Terminal area (ha)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
	number of quayside cranes	6	6	6	6	6	6	8
	number of yard gantry cranes	4	4	4	4	4	4	13
	number of reach stackers	0	4	4	10	10	10	23
Port of Abidjan	Container throughput	507,100	531,809	652,358	610,185	561,535	546,417	633,917
	Total quay length (m)	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000
	Terminal area (ha)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
	number of quayside cranes	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
	number of yard gantry cranes	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
	number of Reach stackers	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Port of Dakar	Container throughput	375,876	424,457	347,483	331,076	349,231	369,137	383,903
	Total quay length (m)	660	660	660	660	660	660	660
	Terminal area (ha)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
	number of quayside cranes	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
	number of yard gantry cranes	8	8	8	8	10	10	10
	number of reach stackers	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Port of Lomé	Container throughput	215,892	237,891	296,109	354,480	339,853	352,695	288,481
	Total quay length (m)	430	430	430	430	430	430	430
	Terminal area (ha)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
	number of quayside cranes	4	4	4	4	4	4	6
	number of yard gantry cranes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	number of reach stackers	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Port of Cotonou	Container throughput	140,500	167,791	193,745	272,820	316,744	334,798	348,190
	Total quay length (m)	540	540	540	540	540	540	540
	Terminal area (ha)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
	number of quayside cranes	4	4	4	4	4	4	8
	number of yard gantry cranes	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
	number of reach stackers	15	15	15	15	15	15	15