{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Dakar","identifier":"SN DKR","unlocode":"SN DKR","city":null,"country":"Senegal","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":14.683333,"longitude":-17.433333},"description":"More than 850,000 TEU crossed Dakar's DP World container terminal in 2025, and the World Bank's Container Port Performance Index ranks SN DKR the most efficient port in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sitting on Senegal's Atlantic headland, the port works containers and reefer, breakbulk, project cargo, dry bulk and petroleum products along a 700-metre main quay. Some USD 340 million invested since DP World took over in 2008 cut average vessel waiting time from 35 hours to near zero, and in March 2026 the t","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/dakar-port-sn-dkr","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/dakar-port-sn-dkr","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Dakar · (UN/LOCODE: SN DKR) · Senegal · Medium · 11 m"}