Container Terminal
The container terminal is run by DP World; there is also a multipurpose terminal (GETMA) which also handles containers. A private line runs part of the Ro Ro Terminal.
Hours of Operation (Vessel and Gate)
Continuous loading and unloading: 24 hours per day 7 days per week
Berthing: 24 hours per day
Berth Information
There are two main quays, one for Ro-Ro and Multipurpose cargo (Southern Quay) and the other is the DP World terminal (Northern Quay). Information provided is for the DP World container terminal.
Length of Quay: two of 424m
Concession signed between the Port of Dakar and DP World for the construction of a new terminal with a capacity of 1.5 million TEUS.
Draught: 13m
Number of Berths: 3
Yard Information
Total Yard Square: 21 hectares
Number of Reefer Plugs: 400
Full storage Container Capacity: Annual capacity in excess of 600,000
TEU (Dakar Port Authority website)
Equipment
Wharf Gantry Cranes: 4
Gottwald Cranes on tyres: 4
Yard Granty Cranes: 10
Reach Stackers: 15 (Dakar Port Authority website)
Storage Areas
A new logistics facility at the port with a total surface area of 210,000m², of which 40,000m2 is covered , with 750 parking spaces for trucks. One inland container depot run by TCD (Terminal Conteneurs Dakar) is located in vicinity with a second one planned, and are owned by CMACGM Group. There are also Senegalese Warehouses in Mali covering a surface of 6 ha. There are 12 storage warehouses and 2 Reefer warehouses, storage space for construction material, loading and unloading quays for trucks and trains and handling equipment. Road network connections for cargo bound traffic for Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gambia. With its onsite rail terminal, Dakar Port is the main gateway to Bamako, Mali. )
Port Authority Contact Details
Port Autonome de Dakar
Address: Port Autonome de Dakar 21, Bd de la Libération, BP 3195 Dakar, Sénégal
