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Dakar
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Dakar port is sheltered between two jetties forming
a safe harbour. It has good anchorage with a draft of 15m at the harbour
entrance. The port is divided into two main zones. The southern zone covers
jetties N°1, 2 and 3. The northern zone covers the jetties N 4, N°5,
N°8, the container terminal and the petroleum wharf.
Southern Zone:
Composed of 3 moles (1, 2, 3) with depth alongside between 8,5 and 10m.
This area is dedicated to general cargo, transit cargo for Mali,passenger
and
vehicle traffic. 20% of the containerized traffic is passing by the southern
zone, which is equipped with 15 mooring berths. A 22.9ha area of is being
renovated and extended.
Northern Zone:
Consists of:
4 breakwaters, or moles (4,5,8 and 10)
1 container terminal
1 petroleum wharf with depth alongside between 9 and 12 meters.
23 mooring berths.
a total area 75,8ha
14 ha container terminal TAC 1 and TAC 2, with an actual total area of
14ha to be brought to 20 after extension.
Port Projects
The 20 ha dry port project started in 2006. It consists in the building of:
An area dedicated to warehouses, including
goods under the authority of customs and excise.
Offices dedicated to wholesalers, forwarders,
and customs.
Waste collection unit, areas for vehicles
manoeuvring and platforms.
Roads networks.
Parking for heavy trucks, vans
Common services, workshops, fuel stations & a restaurant
Draft
at Harbour Mouth
15m
Draft at Berth
11m
No of Deepwater Quays
Container vessels: 2 = Mole 1 or the container terminal
Senegal-Gambia Revive Joint Secretariat
/ Agree On Bridge Project - 07/01/10
President Wade concluded a working visit to The Gambia to consolidate ties
between Banjul and Dakar. Wade met with President Jammeh whereby the leaders
agreed on the construction of a bridge over the River Gambia to link the
two countries and to revive the Senegalo-Gambian Permanent Secretariat. [DO
07/01/10]
ICF And Senegal To Modernise Customs
Authority And Tax Administration System - 01/12/09
The Investment Climate Facility for Africa [ICF] announced two new projects
in partnership with the Government of Senegal,
set to deliver further improvements to the country’s business environment.
The first project will modernise the Senegalese
Customs Authority, greatly reducing the time and costs associated with the
declaration and release of goods. A second
project will streamline the country’s tax administration system, generating
significant time and cost savings for the private
sector.
The project to modernise the Senegalese Customs
Authority is ICF’s third project to improve customs in Senegal and
will
build on the considerable improvements generated to date by the Government.
In Senegal, there are three stages to clear
goods for importing or exporting: pre-clearance; clearance and release of
goods. ICF’s first project in Senegal reduced the
time it takes to issue pre-clearance declarations from two days to just seven
hours, the second project will render the
clearance process entirely paperless and following the successful implementation
of this third project, the entire Senegalese
custom declaration system will be streamlined and automated.
The new project will refine and digitalize processes,
and introduce
electronic data exchange to the Customs Authority. Currently, it
takes a total of 33 days to process the declaration and release of
goods in the Port of Dakar. With ICF support, this is expected to be
reduced to approximately five days, delivering significant
improvements to local and international businesses trading in
Senegal.
The new tax administration project will enhance
the existing regulatory and administrative framework by automating and
refining processes and digitalising tax records. Under the current system,
it takes 175 days to reimburse corporate tax, 175
days to provide VAT credit refunds and two days to declare and pay taxes.
By the end of 2010, with ICF support, it is
expected to take 15 days for corporate tax reimbursements, 30 days for VAT
refunds and just two days to declare and pay
taxes, delivering significant time and cost benefits to businesses operating
in the region. [APO 01/12/09]
DP World Improves Security At Dakar Port
Deploys IP Surveillance Infinet Wireless - 26/10/09
Global marine terminal DP World has selected InfiNet Wireless [www.infinetwireless.com]
to supply the network and wireless infrastructure for its IP Video Surveillance
project rollout across the port of Dakar, Senegal. The procurement and systems
integration was managed by INEXO [www.cerongroupe.fr], a subsidiary of the
Ceron group based in Paris, France and a specialist integrator and provider
of IP Surveillance and Security solutions. The surveillance system will cover
all four container terminals enhancing port security. [Infinet 26/10/09]
Senegal - Cargo Tracking Form - Postponed
AGAIN - 31/07/09
Please note that the purchase of a BSC/CTN at POL has been postponed.
Instead the BSC/CTN will be obtained by the receiver in Dakar.
If you have
any further questions please direct these to our local agency:
Jérôme
DELHOUME
Agency Manager
Delmas Sénégal - CMA CGM Group
Tel: (+221) 33 849 92 31
Mob: (+221) 77 529 88 38
Fax: (+221) 33 849 92 29
E-mail : dka.jdelhoume@african-agency.com
DP World Set To Finalise Senegal Port
Financing - 07/07/09
Dubai's DP World is expecting to complete a US$138.9 million financing by
the end of July to help fund the expansion of Dakar port in Senegal. The
deal is being led by the UK's Standard Chartered Bank, which is also acting
with the African Development Bank as underwriter of the loan. The two banks
are currently working with several other banks to sell their exposures
in the secondary market.
DP World acquired the concession to develop
and operate the port in 2007. The first phase of development will involve
expanding capacity of the existing
terminal, with a second phase involving the development of a new terminal.
The new facility is projected to have capacity of 1.5 million TEU. Construction
is scheduled for completion in early 2011. A €300m financing for phase
two is expected to be launched in the banking market at the end of 2009.
[MEED 07/07/09]
AFDB Loan For Dakar-Diamniadio Highway
- 16/07/09
Senegal will receive a loan of US$ 69.85 million to finance the Dakar-Diamniadio
highway construction project, approved by the Board of the African Development
Fund (ADF), the concessionary window of the AfDB Group.
The project, designed to improve road transportation, spur economic growth
and regional integration, will involve the construction of a 31.60-km highway
with toll stations providing a rapid link between Dakar and Diamniadio,
gateway to a new economic development pole. It is one of the first Public-
Private
Partnership (PPP) projects in the road sub-sector, designed to meet NEPAD's
objectives which consist of promoting private sector participation in the
financing of infrastructure. The project will serve as a model and to will
give impetus to the PPP mechanism. [ADB 16/07/09]
Cargo Tracking Form Finally Commences
- July 2009
After a 6-month delay the BSC/CTN finally commenced on 01/07/09. A BSC
is now compulsory and must now be obtained at departure [POL]. This number
must
be indicated clearly on the B/L and on the cargo manifest. If this number
is missing then a penalty fine will be applied to the consignee and the
shipping line.
Senegal’s Economy Will Expand 3.1%
This Year - 13/07/09
According to the IMF Senegal’s economy will grow about 3.1% this year,
up from 2.5% in 2008, as government management of the economy improves. The
Fund expects growth to accelerate to 3.4% next year and 4.3% in 2011. Consumer
inflation was projected to slow to 3.3% this year from 5.8% last year, and
to 0.8% in 2010, as food and fuel price increases slow. [BL 13/07/09]
Senegal - Cargo Tracking Form - Postponed
AGAIN - 07/07/09
Please click
here for an official notification from COSEC dated 06/07/09
which specifies that BSC/CTN formalities have been extended again.
Implementation date has now been given as 3rd August 2009.
CTBL: Dakar-Bamako Corridor - Kayes Bridge
Remains Closed - 02/07/09
Please note that although the Kayes bridge was planned to re-open today work
has been delayed.
Re-opening is now scheduled for September.
Please click
here for pictures taken last week that highlight the situation.
Senegal - Cargo Tracking Form Commences
- 25/06/09
Please be informed that from 01/07/09 BSC/CTN formalities in ports of loading
are compulsory prior to shipment. Please click
here for the CTN / BSC agents
in all countries of shipment. Note:
You must ensure that the BSC reference number is indicated clearly on the
B/L and on the cargo manifest.
If this number is missing you will be liable to a penalty fine which
will be applied to the consignee and the shipping line.
Senegal, Japan Sign Road Agreement -
29/05/09
The ambassador of Japan to Senegal, Takashi Saito, and the Senegalese Minister
of Economy and Finance,
Abdoulaye Diop, signed a new loan agreement amounting of FCFA 3.275 billion
to build a bridge on the
South Corridor between Senegal and Mali. [PANA 29/05/09]
Senegal - Cargo Tracking Form - Postponed
AGAIN - 30/04/09
We have been informed that full implementation of the Senegal BSC will not
begin on 01/05/09.
It will now be postponed until 01/07/09.
Please click
here for the official notification from COSEC.
Dakar - Mali Road Corridor - Road Closure
- April 2009
The Senegal to Mali transport corridor has further deteriorated. Road
bottlenecks and rail strikes are
prevalent. Therefore we would advise using alternative routes to Bamako
via Abidjan, Conakry, Lomé and
Tema. A service from Dakar to Kayes is also offered subject to congestion.
However please note that as of
01/05/09 to 30/06/09 the Kayes bridge on the border between Senegal and
Mali will be closed to traffic.
Dakar ISPS Surcharge - 01/04/09 Within the framework of the International Ship and Port Facility
Security (ISPS) Code the Dakar Port Authority has introduced a new “ISPS Surcharge” to
be charged on all export containerised shipments from Dakar. The amount of
this surcharge will be EUR 15 (USD 20) per container. This surcharge will be
implemented with immediate effect.
Dakar Port Customs Clearance Project - 23/03/09 The Investment Climate Facility for Africa [ICF] has announced
the 2nd phase of its Customs project, which will render the Port of Dakar’s
customs clearance process entirely paperless. This will be achieved in two
stages over the next two and a half years.
On a national level, the pre-clearance (ORBUS) and clearance
(GAINDE) systems will be connected. On an international level, the ORBUS pre-clearance
platforms will be
linked with those in Europe, Asia and East Africa. By interconnecting electronically,
the Senegal’s Customs Administration
and Port Authority has committed itself to achieve non-stop 24 hour operations
in the Port of Dakar by 2010. This phase of the project aims to reduce
the time associated with the custom clearance process by a further 50%, from
an average of 18 to just 9 days.
An improvement of this scale will put Senegal’s customs administration
system on a par with countries like France and Spain where it currently
takes 9-days to clear customs.
ICF And Senegal Transform Port Of Dakar’s
Customs Administration - Second Stage - 20/03/09
The Investment Climate Facility for Africa [ICF www.icfafrica.org] confirmed
it has successfully streamlined
the customs administration system in Senegal, considerably reducing the time
and costs associated with
importing and exporting goods. Additional improvements are expected in 2009
as the second phase of the
project gets underway, delivering more tangible changes and further optimizing
conditions for trade.
Since 2007, ICF has been working with the Government of Senegal, in partnership
with implementation
agency GAINDE 2000, to streamline and refine its existing system of paperless
electronic customs
administration. The project followed the recognition that if Senegal is to
become a more attractive trading
partner, the clearing process in the port has to be speedier and more predictable.
Following the success of the project’s
first phase, ICF has announced support of a second phase, which will
render the Port of Dakar’s customs clearance process entirely paperless.
This will be achieved in two stages
over the next two and a half years.
Firstly, on a national level, the pre-clearance
[ORBUS] and clearance [GAINDE] systems will be connected.
Then, at an international level, the ORBUS pre-clearance platforms will be
linked with those in Europe, Asia
and East Africa. By interconnecting electronically, the Senegal’s Customs
Administration and Port Authority
has committed itself to achieve non-stop 24 hour operations in the Port of
Dakar by 2010.
The second phase of the project aims to reduce the time associated with the
custom clearance process by a
further 50%, from an average of 18 to just 9 days. An improvement of this
scale will put Senegal’s customs
administration system on a par with countries like France and Spain where
it currently takes 9-days to clear
customs. [Investment Climate Facility for Africa [ICF] 20/03/09]
Senegal - Cargo Tracking Form - Postponed
For A Further 2 Months - 02/03/09
We have been advised by our local agency office that the introduction of
the Senegal BSC by the shipper at POL will now undergo a transitional period
between 01/03/09 - 30/04/09. Therfore you have until the end of April
whereby the BSC can be issued at destination by the receiver.
Full implementation will start on 1/05/2009.
Please click
here for the official notice
issued by COSEC.
Senegal - Cargo Tracking Form - BSC At
POL Postponed 1 Month - 30/01/09
We have been advised by our local agency office that the introduction of
the Senegal BSC by the shipper at POL is now postponed to 1/03/2009 (i/o
1/02/2009). Therefore you now have until the end of February whereby the
BSC can be issued at destination by the receiver.
Please click
here for the official notice
issued by COSEC attached.
Senegal - Cargo Tracking Form - Bordereau de Suivi de Cargaison [BSC]
Please note that we are nearing the end of the
transition period for the introduction of the Bordereau de Suivi de Cargaison
[BSC] in Senegal.
You will no longer be able to obtain a BSC on arrival in Senegal.
As of 01/02/09 [Bill of lading date] a BSC must be obtained at departure
[POL].
A list of relevant agents is attached [Antaser].
You must ensure that the BSC reference number is indicated clearly on the
B/L and on the cargo manifest.
If this number is missing you will be liable to a penalty fine which
will be applied to the consignee and the shipping line.
Please find all background documents supporting this move [French only] noting
that:
The BSC is applicable for import cargo only
The BSC does NOT apply on transit cargo / CTBL
MIGA's ESRS Review Of Dakar Port - 26/11/08
Please click here for the full details
of the Environmental and
Social Review Summary [ESRS] for the port of Dakar to be undertaken by DP
World Dakar and guaranteed
by MIGA. The ESRS discusses environmental and social issues related to the
modernization and operation
of three existing DP World container terminals [TAC 1, 2 and 3] located in
the northern zone of the Port of
Dakar. [MIGA 26/11/08]
Redevance Variable - 23/12/08
Please click here for the official government notice concerning a recent additional
port surcharge known locally as 'Redevance Variable'.
Mole II Opens - 01/12/08
Mole II has reopened for limited use. Berths 21 and 22 are operational for
passenger, navy and research vessels. Cargo operations are not available
as yet. However new cars may be stored at the terminal [imports/transit]
but limited to 15 days. Please click
here for the official notice.
US$150 Million Phase One Port Upgrade
- November 2008
Standard Chartered Bank and DP World have proposed investment for the Phase
1 upgrade of Dakar Port.
The investors have applied for a MIGA guarantee of up to US$150 million for
a period of 5-years against the
risks of transfer restriction, expropriation, war and civil disturbance,
and breach of contract. The total value
of the Phase 1 investment is estimated at US$193.6 million.
DP World FZE has been awarded a 25 year [renewable]
concession to operate container terminals [TAC] 1,
2, and 3 at the existing port and to develop a new container terminal [Port
of the Future] at an adjoining site.
Phase 1 of the project consists of modernizing the above terminal facilities
and is expected to result in a
doubling [by 2010] of container handling capacity from the current 250,000TEU
to 550,000 TEUs at the port,
achieved via enhanced operational and management efficiencies and investment
in additional capital
equipment such as gantry, mobile, and RTG cranes.
It is expected that this will yield other positive
developmental impacts in the form of lowered trade [shipping]
costs in general, and greater access to shipping services by the landlocked
territories of the region.
Moreover, it is aligned with the government’s declared strategy of
promoting investments in large scale
infrastructure projects to accelerate economic growth. These objectives are
outlined in full in the World Bank
Group’s country assistance strategy for Senegal. [MIGA 11/08]
Ministry of Economy, Transport & Fisheries
Circular: 1809 - 28/10/08
The area around quai IV requires urgent attention/repairs.
With this in mind operators [namely: DP World/Getma/Thocomar/SE2M] have been
given new regulations to follow whilst works are undertaken.
As of 01/12/08
all docking of vessels/containers will be done at the 'Terminal à Conteneurs'.
It is possible for vessels with mixed cargo
to berth at quai IV at an area where there is little damage to the quai
but with the prior authority
from the PAD.
As of 01/12/08 quai 41 & 42 have been
exclusively reserved for transit cargo / breakbulk.
Operators who have containers at quai IV
[empty or full] will have until 31/01/09 to clear the area.
The PAD Infratructure & Logistics team will endevour to start re-building
of the quai without delay.
Please click
here for the official notice (French
only) .
Update - Cargo Tracking Note [CTN] Required
For Senegal - 31/10/08
Following a meeting held yesterday between all
major liner shipping agents and COSEC the following decision was taken: The
Cargo Tracking Note [CTN] is still in force as from 01/11/08
There will be a 3-month period during which a CTN can be obtained either
from load port or in Dakar without any penalty for customers and/or Shipping
Lines.
In other words all cargo presently on the water or which will arrive in Dakar
during these coming 3-months will not be fined.
Then after the CTN will be fully applicable.
Cargo Tracking Note [CTN] Required For
Senegal - 28/10/08
Please
note that as of 01/11/08 a Cargo Tracking Note [CTN] will be required for
all imported goods into Senegal.
Stipulated by Order 04350 dated 26/05/08.
The information required on the CTN is compulsory.
Incorrect information will invlaidate the shipment at Customs.
The CTN number must be included on the manifest.
The Seneglese Shippers Council [COSEC] has partnered with Antaser BVBA
who is the designated agent for CTN ouside of Senegal. Please contact 'Antaser'
at (+32) 3 827 07 00 for more details.
To view the official notices please click here and here.
Astrata Group Makes First Deliveries
On Tracking Contract For Senegal Government - 07/10/08
Geneva-based Cotecna Group SA, a leading trade inspection, security and certification
company is deploying technology from Astrata Group, Inc [www.astratagroup.com]
for a new transit monitoring system on behalf of the Government of Senegal's
Customs operation.
Astrata has announced first deliveries on the contract which was awarded
in May 2008. The program incorporates both Astrata's fixed tracking units,
and a variant, which requires no installation work - called the 'Rapid Deployment
Unit' or RDU. The devices facilitate remote monitoring of the movement of
vehicles transporting goods.
Under the terms of the contract, transit vehicles
will be equipped with Astrata's RDU tracking devices while surveillance will
be equipped with GLP100i tracking
devices. Both solutions are capable of detecting a vehicle's exact location
and are equipped with a communication module, which transmits data concerning
the vehicle's position, speed, direction and reports on predefined events
to a remote control station.
This information enables Senegal's Customs Department to enforce compliance
with transit regulations and rapidly detect and react to any abnormal behaviour
occurring while in route, such as prolonged vehicle immobilization or deviation
from an authorized route. [PR Newswire 07/10/08]
Tugboat Rates To Rise - 18/08/08
Tugboat tariffs are set to rise by 15.3% as from 25/08/08. [SAGA 18/08/08]
Exports: DP World Charge Gate Fees -
August 2008
Since August DP World have been charging gate
fees for all export containers passing through
Dakar terminal, payable by shippers.
Transhipment cargo will also be liable to this fee if
discharging is effective elsewhere in the port and
the loading is carried out at the container terminal
in which case the shipping line will be invoiced.
This fee is calculated according to the weight and
cargo type.
DP World Tours Africa Prospecting New
Investment & Posts
52% Profits Growth - 01/04/08
Ports giant DP World posted a 52% growth in post-tax profit last year as
it emerged unscathed from US
economic slowdown and the dollar’s decline. The Dubai-headquartered
company announced net profit from
continuing operations of $420m and said expansion would continue through
2008 after a strong start to the
year that was well ahead of 2007. Last year also saw the ports operator enter
new markets in Africa– Senegal and Egypt.
US$35 Million For Road Fund -
27/03/08
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development [KFAED] signed an agreement
in Dakar providing a
second loan of US$35 million to assist the Roads Rehabilitation Project
in the capital. Signed by Finance and
Economy Minister Abdoulaye Diop and KFAED’s Deputy Director General
Hamad Al-Omar, the loan will be
the 26th accorded by KFAED to Senegal to finance projects. [Arab Times
27/03/08]
DC World In Pact To Help Develop Senegal
Customs- 09/12/07
Dubai Customs World (DC World), Dubai World’s customs subsidiary,
is to provide Senegal Customs with skills and data systems after a new
agreement.
They will help develop the functioning of the customs, the management,
the stock control systems and statistical data management. Customs staff
will
also receive practical training in Dubai. The agreement was signed during
the recent visit of a delegation from DC World to Senegal headed by Ahmed
Khalaf Al Marri, DC World director, Butti Hassan, marketing manager and
Alka Thakur, IT development manager. [Khaleeji Times 09/12/07]
Senegal Opposes EPA- 04/12/07
Senegal has joined Africa's economic tigers [South Africa and Nigeria] to
openly declare its refusal to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement [EPAs]
with the European Union. President Wade had been an arch-critic of the
proposed new trade agreement between the EU and African, Caribbean and
Pacific countries [ACP]. He blamed the EU of employing a strategy of luring
individual countries to sign separate agreements. Wade believed this would
not guarantee the interests of these countries. The agreement has been
a subject of stormy negotiation between the EU-ACP. All negotiations are
expected to be sealed before the year ends, but most of Africa's regions
are yet to agree on the new partnership terms. The Economic Community of
West African States [ECOWAS] postponed EPA talks last month. [Afrol 04/12/07]
Senegal To See Big Rise In Foreign Investment - IMF-
30/11/07
An eight-fold increase in foreign direct investment in Senegal by 2010 through
major infrastructure and mining projects could help lift economic growth
over 7% a year, according to the IMF. With steel giant Arcelor Mittal planning
a $2.2 billion iron ore mine investment and Dubai entrepreneurs pouring
money into a new port and economic free zone, the IMF expected foreign
investment to rise from 47 billion CFA francs [$106 million] in 2006 to
at least 367 billion CFA in 2010.
Alex Segura, IMF representative in Senegal, said the multilateral agency
forecast a medium-term growth rate for the poor West African country of 5.5
percent a year, but this could be sharply higher if proposed foreign investments
went ahead.
Economic growth dipped to 2% in 2006 due in part to a long break in production
at Senegal's struggling state-run phosphates producer ICS -- the country's
largest exporter. In a strong endorsement of President Abdoulaye Wade's economic
management, the IMF board officially agreed with Senegal a Policy Support
Instrument [PSI] with the IMF at the start of this month. It was the first
francophone country in Africa to reach such a deal.
So far, the billions in investment have not been disbursed. Arcelor Mittal
is currently carrying out technical studies on the Faleme project, with construction
expected to start next year despite a court appeal from South Africa's Kumba
Iron Ore which claims it has the rights to the concession.
Dubai's government-owned ports operator DP World has also signed a 455 million
euro deal to develop Dakar's harbour. Dubai's Jafza International, a unit
of Dubai World, signed a memorandum of understanding with the government
last year to build a 10,000 hectare free economic zone south of Dakar, close
to a planned 350-million euro airport. The cost of the free economic zone
has been estimated at $600 million.
The IMF's latest technical report on Senegal, while welcoming the zone's
potential to create jobs and stimulate private entreprise, expressed concerns
at the "too generous" tax regime, which cuts income tax to just
2% and removes VAT and customs tariffs in the area. Senegal has agreed with
the IMF to conduct a detailed financial study of the tax implications of
the free economic zone before signing a definitive contract with Jafza.
The IMF in its report also raised concerns over a doubling of Senegal's
central government budget deficit last year to 6% of gross domestic product
[GDP], which it said was difficult to sustain. The PSI called for a reduction
in the deficit to 4% of GDP, principally by slashing hefty government subsidies
to the electricity sector which Wade's government has used to cushion poor
consumers from a sharp rise in fuel prices. [Reuters 30/11/07]
Dakar Congestion- 01/11/07
Dakar Port is still facing congestion problems because of works which are
still being carried out for the extension of the container Terminal.
Gambia And Senegal Meet On Transport
Issues- 31/10/07
A 2-day inter-ministerial meeting between the Gambia and Senegal was held
in Banjul to address critical issues affecting relations between the two
countries. 30 participants from Senegal led by Dr Cheikh Tijan Gadio, the
Senegalese Foreign Minister will look into the need to renew existing agreements
governing trade, transport, transit and customs. [PANA 31/10/07]
DP World Invests In Senegal-
08/10/07
Global marine terminal operator DP World has signed a 25-year concession
to develop and operate Dakar port and plans to invest over €400 million.
The concession covers the development and operation of the existing container
terminal at Dakar, Terminal à Conteneur, and investment in a new
container terminal at the port, Port du Futur. The first stage will be to invest €120 million developing civil infrastructure
and equipment in the current terminal. The first phase of this development
will be operational by the beginning of 2008 and completed by 2010. The work
will more than double the capacity of the existing Terminal à Conteneur
from 250,000 TEUs to around 550,000 TEUs. The Port Authority is also developing
an extra 300m of quay wall and 7 hectares of yard, bringing the new total
combined berth length to 730m with 22 hectares of yard area.
The second phase of the project will be to design, finance, construct and
manage a new container terminal, Port du Futur, which will have potential
capacity of 1.5 million TEUs. Port du Futur is expected to be operational
by early 2011 and will require an overall investment of over €300 million.
This concession for port development follows an MoU between the Government
of Senegal and Jafza International, sister company of DP World, signed in
December 2006, for developing an integrated Special Economic Zone [SEZ] in
Dakar. The final agreement to develop the SEZ is expected to be finalized
soon. Jafza International, acting as a consultant to the Government of Senegal,
has been instrumental in the drafting of the legal framework, recently passed
by the Senegal Parliament, required to facilitate the creation of the SEZ.
Dubai World, DP World's parent, is also looking at investments in Senegal.
The creation of an industrial logistics and business park in the form of
a free economic zone will also be managed by Jafza International. [Reuters
08/10/07]
New AGOA Resource Center Opens In Senegal-
03/10/07
The Senegalese Export Promotion Agency/ Agence Sénégalaise
de Promotions des Exportations [ASEPEX] www.asepex.sn is home to a new AGOA
Resource Centre, opened on 26/09/07 in Dakar. The 18th ARC in West Africa
will provide information and advice to help Senegalese exporters take full
advantage of the US African Growth and Opportunity Act [AGOA], which gives
duty-free status to thousands of African products. In Senegal, the status
could benefit exports of quality specialty foods, handcrafts, fashion and
furniture. The centre will provide Senegalese exporters with in-depth information
on the US market, including AGOA-eligible products and mandatory health and
safety regulations. WATH experts will conduct trainings at the centre, ensuring
that staff are up to date on all AGOA-related information. [WATH 03/10/07]
Transrail To Be Replaced- 01/07/07
The Malian and Senegalese governments have decided to cease cooperation with
the Canadian group Transrail which operated the railway company between
Dakar and Bamako. Latest news states that a Belgian Group, Vecturis, will
now operate this service.
US Diverts Senegal's MCC Project From
Diamniadio Free Zone - 29/06/07
Through a mutual agreement, Senegal and the US have cancelled a multi-million
dollar investor-friendly project in the outskirts of the capital Dakar.
The Diamniadio project did not pass the test of the US’s Millennium
Challenge Corporation [MCC].
Designed on a 2,500 hectare site in Diamniadio {35 km from
Dakar], the project is expected to lure investors as well as create 45,000
jobs opportunities
in Senegal. Senegal is already trying to wind up
negotiations with a private company in Dubai, Jebel Ali Freezone, for the
construction and development of a special integrated economic zone in Diamniadio.
It is also observed that the Diamniadio platform is a carbon copy of the
Dakar special integrated economic zone known as DISEZ. The MCC is mainly
devoted to complement the private sector projects rather than competing with
them.
But this development does not mean Senegal has lost the MCC benefits, which
are enjoyed by African countries with reputable democracy, human rights and
political tolerance. Senegal and the US have now agreed to divert the MCA
financial support, which was initially meant for the Diamniadio project to
the Dakar-Diamniadio toll motorway and for other prospects. [Afrol 29/06/07]
Dakar–Bamako Railway To Have Change Of Operator-
01/05/07
Both the Malian and Senegalese governments have decided to cease cooperation
with the Canadian group Transrail which operated the railway company between
Dakar and Bamako. It has been reported that VECTURIS a Belgian Group will
now operate this service.
Jafza International To Set Up Economic
Zone In Senegal- 18/04/07
The Chairman of the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza) has announced that
the authority's global operations arm, Jafza International has agreed with
the Senegalese authorities to set up a Special Economic Zone. Jafza International
is discussing with the Government the terms of the concession agreement
on acquiring 10,000ha of land to set up an integrated Special Economic
Zone 40km south of Dakar. [18/04/07 Khaleej Times]
Dakar to Ddiamniadio Highway -
17/01/07
The Dakar to Ddiamniadio Highway project concerns the construction of a toll
highway between Dakar and Diamniadio (34 Kms), servicing also the new international
airport in Ndiass, 42 kms from Dakar. Total cost of the project which started
in mid 2005 is approx US$400 million, including costs incurred in relocating
populations. Expected private investment is US$94 million. You may find the
following website interesting if you wish to learn more about the Dakar
to Ddiamniadio Highway. The site includes the latest news
and offers pictures of the building work. http://www.autoroutedakardiamniadio.com
