The Volta Transport Company Limited (VLTC) was incorporated in 1970. The Company operates on the Volta Lake, the largest man-made Lake in the world.
SCOPE OF OPERATIONS
The Company operates in two main dimensions:
North-South Cargo Services
Ferry Services to connect road links of lake shore Communities.
NORTH-SOUTH SERVICES
Pusher tugs with cargo barges constitute 'pusher trains which can transport 2,300 tonnes of cargo per voyage'. Dry cargo namely: Lint Cotton, Cotton seeds, Sheanuts are shipped from the agriculture North to the industrial South for export or for local markets.
Additionally, cement, industrial products and general cargo are shipped from the South to the North.
A pusher tug with tanker barges of 1,440m^3 capacity sails regularly to Buipe with fuel (kerosene, diesel and petrol) for markets in the Northern half of Ghana.
NB: What is a Pusher Tug and a Barge?
A pusher, pusher craft, pusher boat, pusher tug, or towboat, is a boat designed for pushing barges or car floats
A barge is a long flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another.
TRAMPING SERVICE
The passenger/cargo vessel "MVYAPEI QUEEN" with air-conditioned cabins and open space room sails every Monday from Akosombo to Yeji with stops at various en route ports including Kete-Krachi. The vessel returns with agricultural products such as yams, beans, groundnuts, fish etc on Thursdays.
FERRY-CROSSING SERVICES
VLTC provides safe, efficient and reliable ferry services at Yeji, (Brong Ahafo), Kete-Krachi and Dambai both in the Volta Region and Adawso in the Kwahu-south district & Ekye-Amanfrom in the Afram Plains. The ferries serve as bridges where the Lake has cut across the road network.
Without these services, communities around the Ferry stations will be cut off from the rest of the country. Both passengers and cargo are transported at the stations.
REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD USE VLTC SERVICES
VLTC has a modern and well equipped workshop to support the operation of all its craft.
The staff are well trained and dedicated to give VLTC the edge in the demanding field of transportation.
VLTC is international as it can connect transport to neigbouring landlocked countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
VLTC has an effective and efficient cargo handling system which is under constant review and supervision.
The customer always has at his disposal one of VLTC's experts to guide and advise.
VLTC's operations are environmentally friendly. The Company has modern pollution control equipment and state of art fire fighting appliances for the fuel shipment operation.
Using VLTC means savings on fuel, lowering of national expenditure for maintenance of road infrastructure and reduced road traffic accidents. It is cheaper transporting on the lake than on the road.
Fun Fact
With over three decades in water transportation, VLTC has the experience, safety, and reliability that is required for the job. VLTC boast of accident-free history since it's inception in 1970.
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