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Volume 9, Number 2 (2008)

Adopting a Reference Standard Port for Nigeria

Submitted
August 13, 2013
Published
2008-06-06

Abstract

Nigeria has a coastline of about 800km which is covered by only two Standard ports located at Bonny in Nigeria and Takoradi in Ghana. Tidal analyses were carried out to verify the rational in referencing some secondary port in Nigeria to the standard port in Ghana. Result showed that, for all locations in Nigeria, analysis made with reference to Bonny gives either better or similar accuracy when compared with analysis made with reference to Takoradi. It is therefore concluded that, depending on the availability of the needed tidal data, referred to Bonny, the use of Takoradi as the reference port for some locations in Nigeria may not be necessary.