As the leading provider of smart end-to-end supply chain logistics solutions, DP World Dakar is focused on enabling the flow of commerce around the world through future-focused technology that is designed to have a positive, sustainable impact on the economy and local community. As a division of the global DP World, based in Dubai, DP World Dakar harnesses the global network of the company’s reputation and utilises it to develop innovative trade solutions designed to enhance the economy and shipping logistics of Senegal. With a strategic focus on the Port of Dakar, DP World Dakar has continued to invest in the port to position it as West Africa’s highest-performing container terminal providing essential cargo offerings to its customers, business partners and governmental figures across Africa.
DP World Dakar labels itself as a ‘trade enabler’ thanks to its simple focus of keeping cargo moving so that its customers can fulfil supply chains which help businesses and in turn economies to grow. With this as a central focus, DP World Dakar provides complete end-to-end solutions to reimagine Africa’s supply chain by connecting its customers to deliver faster, smarter and more sustainable delivery of goods as possible. Through the company’s global network of 128 business units located strategically across the world, DP World Dakar can connect customers on both a local and international scale with technology-driven solutions that are proven to be successful across the world. To achieve this, DP World Dakar offers solutions that span from maritime and inland terminals to marine services and industrial parks. Across all of these industries and operation hubs, DP World Dakar’s solutions are constantly anticipating change and development in the sector to produce digital solutions that disrupt world trade by creating the smartest, most efficient and most innovative solutions possible. Therefore, these solutions are present across logistics terminals, mariner services, ports and economic zones worldwide.
With such an international network under the global company, DP World Dakar is committed to building mutually beneficial relationships with governments, shippers, traders, and other stakeholders that are vital to global supply chains. By fostering these relationships, DP World Dakar can ensure that Senegal’s maritime and logistics sector is well-primed to serve local and international audiences. In Dakar specifically, DP World Dakar operates across the Port of Dakar, a vital port located at the most advanced point of the West African coastline. The port’s location means it is primed for ships travelling from the North with the benefit of navigation gain of two or three days compared to other ports across the west coast of Africa.
Across the Port of Dakar, DP World Dakar works with the port authority and local stakeholders to help enhance its operations through integrated technological logistics solutions. This is particularly focused on the port’s import and export cargo for which the port has seen a growing demand across the region. Across the port, DP World Dakar implements its solutions to keep this cargo moving to help maintain the efficiency and sustainability of supply chains. One of the major ways DP World Dakar achieves this is through the Dakar Container Terminal, which is designed by the company to help develop Senegal’s leading port into one that will serve cargo owners now and in the future. Across the terminals, DP World Dakar provide end-to-end logistics and supply chain solutions concerning cargo handling, window berthing, clearing, forwarding, packing house, and cold storage facilities. In addition to this, the company also helped implement long and short-haul freight transportation arrangements, as well as first and last-mile haulage. Across all of these solutions, DP World Dakar is committed to helping enhance the port’s role in global supply chains and add yet another seamless port operation into its growing technology-driven logistics portfolio.
However, the port has recently been experiencing congestion caused by the continuing demand for importing and exporting cargo across Senegal, and so the need for new solutions to meet this demand was essential. To meet the growing demand for cargo imports and exports at the Port of Dakar, the local port authority began work with external companies to develop the port and implement the new Port of Ndayane. In December 2024, DP World Dakar announced that it was commencing $1.2 billion in maritime works at the Port of Ndayana. The works will see the Willem Van Robroeck of Jan De Nul Group begin the construction, which includes the dredging of a 5km long shipping channel and the development of an 840-meter quay. This phase of the project aims to help the port expand its offering to accommodate some of the world’s largest container ships, and in turn, create a capacity to handle 1.2 million twenty-equivalent units of cargo.
The entire development project for the Port of Ndayana builds on DP World Dakar’s existing work at the Port of Dakar and provides an essential solution to the expansion limitations the Port of Dakar has due to its location in a densely urban area of Senegal. Therefore, through the development of the Port of Ndayana, DP World Dakar can provide strategic support solutions that will enhance Senegal’s long-term trade and economic growth ambitions through the development of a new hub for shipping close to the existing Port of Dakar. Following the announcement of the project, DP World Chairman and CEO, Ahmed bin Sulayem, outlined, “We believe in Senegal’s economic potential and fully support the government’s ambition for the nation. The Port of Ndayana will elevate Senegal and impact trade across the African Continent. We are proud of our achievements with the Port of Dakar, and Ndayana marks the next level – positioning Senegal as a key trade hub for the region”.
Sulayem continues, “Our plans extend beyond the port. We will develop an economic zone near the port and Blaise Diagne International Airport which is expected to create even more employment than the port itself”. Sulayem’s comments here highlight the vital relationship DP World Dakar has with the port, as it continues to enhance its existing operations whilst developing the Port of Ndayana towards the future with employment and community development as a priority. Ultimately, the Port of Ndayana will be vital for the economic transformation of Senegal and position its regional trade industry as a leader in the global shipping sector, supported by DP World Dakar’s innovative solutions that position economic growth, employment and global connectivity at the forefront of every development.
Ultimately, DP World Dakar’s operations are underpinned by its firm commitment to transforming Senegal into a regional trade leader, which aims to unlock valuable new opportunities for the country’s economic growth, whilst focusing on employment and global connectivity. Throughout all of this, DP World Dakar are leading the way providing vital technology-backed end-to-end solutions that keep cargo moving, and ensuring Senegal can maintain its growing reputation as a hub for cargo operations along the west coast of Africa.
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