# St Louis (SN XLS)

**UN/LOCODE:** SN XLS  
**Country:** Senegal  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 16.0167, -16.5167

Just 1.8 metres of water over the bar at the Senegal River mouth tells freight planners most of what they need to know about St Louis (UN/LOCODE SN XLS): this natural river harbour in northern Senegal cannot take ocean-going container ships. It works instead as a regional and riverine trading point, a fishing centre and a transfer node for agricultural exports such as sugar and groundnut products. Hinterland links follow the road network and the rail line that historically carried the groundnut trade up the Senegal valley. For international container or breakbulk shipments, the Autonomous Port of Dakar, roughly 260 km to the south, is the practical gateway. A river-sea port planned by the OMVS river authority, budgeted at around €500 million, could broaden the port's role in the years ahead.

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