Port of Dakar now equipped to handle even more containers

摘要

DP World has doubled its container capacity at Dakar (Senegal) to an an nual capacity of 600,000 teu. To achieve this result, the total surface area of DP World's Terminal a Conteneur (CAT) was extended by 8 hectares. The depth of a water alongside is 13.5 m. DP World said that the facility is the first in the region to offer time windows for berthing services, in order to reduce anchorage waiting times. In addition, the global port operations giant DP World said that it has «reduced truck turnaround time to less than half an hour, and intro duced clear tariffs and processes - sup ported by modern technology systems.