DP World has signed an agreement with the Senegalese government to establish a seaport in the Ndayan region.
According to Emirates News Agency, DP World-Dakar will invest $ 837 million in the first phase of the project and $ 290 million in the second phase.
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The new project is located near Blaise Diagne International Airport, while it is about 50 km from the main port .. The new port will enhance the role that Dakar plays as a major logistical center and gateway to the west and north West Africa and will support the realization of Senegal's ambitious economic development plans launched by His Excellency President Macky Sall, namely Senegal's emerging plan.
The DP World concession agreement for the Port of Dakar includes a plan to construct a new container terminal alongside the existing main container terminal at the port of Dakar. However, after the consultations held between His Excellency President Macky Sall and Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman and CEO of DP World, the two parties concluded that it would be better to implement a larger and more ambitious project to construct a completely new port outside the city in order to support the economic development process in Senegal.
After a series of constructive and detailed discussions, the agreements were signed in Dakar by Senegal's Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, Alioni Nadwi, and Director General of the Dakar Port, Aboubakr, Siddiq Bey and President DP World Group, paving the way for the construction of the new port.
DP World-Dakar, established under the partnership between DP World and Dakar Port, will construct and manage the container terminal of 300 hectares and will design and finance the development work. Required in the onshore and offshore infrastructure of the new port of 600 hectares. DP World-Dakar will invest $ 837 million in the first phase of the project, which is the largest private sector investment in Senegal’s history, and an investment of $ 290 million is expected in the second phase.
> The first stage includes the construction of a new container terminal that includes a berth of 840 meters in addition to a 5-kilometer maritime channel designed to fit vessels of 366 meters in length and dealing with the largest container ships at the level of the world. As for the second stage, it will include an increase in the length of the berth by an additional 410 meters, with an increase in the depth of the marine channel to suit ships with a length of 400 meters.
style = "text-align: justify;"> The first phase of the project is to be operated alongside the existing DP World-Dakar Container Terminal. In the context of the Senegalese government's vision, which aims to develop the port of Ndayan into a center for shipping activities ...
