Construction of a new deepwater port project worth approximately $1 billion broke ground on Jan. 4 in Dakar, Senegal, with developer DP World Dakar SA, a local joint venture company between DP World and Senegalese ports’ operator PAD. The team plans to implement the project in two phases.
DP World Dakar SA will, in the first phase, develop and operate a $837-million 300-hectare (approx. 1.1 sq mile) container terminal with a 840-m-long quay, a depth of 18 m and handling capacity of 1.2 million TEU (20-ft shipping container units) annually.