# Dakar (SN DKR)

**UN/LOCODE:** SN DKR  
**Country:** Senegal  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 14.6833, -17.4333

DP World has run Dakar's container terminal since 2008, lifting annual throughput past 850,000 TEU by 2025 and earning it the top efficiency ranking in Sub-Saharan Africa under the World Bank's Container Port Performance Index. Set on Senegal's Atlantic headland, the port handles containers, breakbulk, dry bulk and petroleum products along a 700-metre main quay. Around USD 340 million of investment has cut average vessel waiting time from 35 hours to near zero. Crucially for freight planners, Dakar is the maritime outlet for landlocked Mali, with cargo moving inland along the Bamako corridor by road and the rehabilitating Dakar–Bamako railway. Customs handling is well established for Senegalese and Malian import and export flows, including reefer and project cargo. In March 2026 the terminal lifted its ten-millionth container since 2008; with the city site nearing its limits, the next growth step is the deep-water port of Ndayane, about 50 km south, being built by DP World with British International Investment. Shippers weighing alternatives can consider Abidjan for the Gulf of Guinea or Nouakchott for Mauritania.

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