SNDKR

Port of Dakar (SNDKR), Senegal, Africa

Operational details, shipping lines, port pairs, and requirements for this port in one place.

Seaport

Dakar

Basic Information

Name

Dakar

Local Port Name

Port of Dakar

Port Authority

Port Autonome de Dakar

Port Code

SNDKR

Type

Seaport

Latitude

14° 40' 0" N

Longitude

17° 25' 0" W

First Port Of Entry

Yes

ETA Message Required

Yes

USA Representative

Yes

Medical Facilities

Yes

Port Size

Medium

Harbor Features

Harbor Size

Medium

Shelter

Good

Max Vessel Size

Over 500 feet in length

Harbor Type

Coastal Breakwater

Turning Area

---

Good Holding Ground

Yes

Entrance Restrictions

Tide

Overhead Limit

---

Swell

Yes

Ice

Other

Yes

Water Depth

Channel

31 - 35 feet, 9.4 - 10 meters

Cargo Pier

21 - 25 feet, 6.4 - 7.6 meters

Mean Tide

2 feet

Anchorage

46 - 50 feet, 14 - 15.2 meters

Oil Terminal

26 - 30 feet, 7.1 - 9.1 meters

Pilotage

Compulsory

Yes

Available

---

Advisable

Yes

Local Assist

---

Tugs

Assist

Yes

Salvage

Yes

Quarantine

Pratique

Yes

Deratt Cert

Yes

Other

Yes

Contact Details

Address

BP 3195 21 Boulevard de la Liberation Dakar Senegal

Fax

221 823 3606

800-Number

---

Website

www.portdakar.sn

Phone

221 849 4545

Telephone

Yes

Radio

Yes

Air

Yes

Telegraph

Yes

Radio Tel

Yes

Rail

Yes

Loading & Unloading

Wharves

Yes

Med Moor

---

Anchor

---

Ocean

---

Ice

---

Lift Cranes

100 Plus Ton Lifts

Yes

50-100 Ton Lifts

Yes

25-49 Ton Lifts

Yes

0-24 Ton Lifts

Yes

Fixed Cranes

Yes

Mobile Cranes

Yes

Floating Cranes

Yes

Port Services

Longshore

Yes

Electrical Repair

Yes

Steam

Yes

Electrical

Yes

Navigation Equipment

Yes

Supplies

Provisions

Yes

Fuel Oil

Yes

Deck

Yes

Water

Yes

Diesel Oil

Yes

Engine

Yes

Other Services

Ship Repairs

Major

Marine Railroad Size

Small

Degauss

---

Drydock Size

Small

Garbage Disposal

Yes

Dirty Ballast

Yes

Port Statistics

Operational performance snapshots for this port

Weekly traffic, monthly dwell times, and operator capacity data for Dakar (SNDKR), Senegal, Africa.

Weekly traffic

Week of 23 Feb 2026

Reported total

346 TEU

-98.0% vs previous tracked week

Imports

0 TEU

-100.0% vs previous tracked week

Exports

0 TEU

-100.0% vs previous tracked week

Transshipment

346 TEU

-27.8% vs previous tracked week

Exports led the latest tracked week for Dakar (SNDKR), Senegal, Africa.

Week	Imports	Exports	Transshipment	Reported total
23 Feb 2026	0 TEU	0 TEU	346 TEU	346 TEU
16 Feb 2026	14,264 TEU	2,758 TEU	479 TEU	17,501 TEU
09 Feb 2026	12,539 TEU	1,977 TEU	229 TEU	14,745 TEU
02 Feb 2026	12,537 TEU	2,181 TEU	296 TEU	15,014 TEU
26 Jan 2026	8,400 TEU	1,083 TEU	148 TEU	9,631 TEU
19 Jan 2026	11,808 TEU	2,227 TEU	300 TEU	14,335 TEU
12 Jan 2026	16,053 TEU	1,969 TEU	238 TEU	18,260 TEU
05 Jan 2026	12,340 TEU	2,515 TEU	540 TEU	15,395 TEU
29 Dec 2025	9,574 TEU	1,907 TEU	334 TEU	11,815 TEU
22 Dec 2025	12,535 TEU	1,856 TEU	451 TEU	14,842 TEU
15 Dec 2025	17,286 TEU	3,251 TEU	792 TEU	21,329 TEU
08 Dec 2025	13,113 TEU	3,925 TEU	956 TEU	17,994 TEU

Monthly dwell times

Latest month Feb 2026

Exports

2.7 days

-25.5% vs previous month

Exports had the highest dwell time in Feb 2026, while Exports moved fastest.

Month	Imports	Exports	Transshipments	Rail imports
Feb 2026	Not reported	2.7 days	Not reported	Not reported
Jan 2026	9.0 days	3.7 days	Not reported	Not reported
Dec 2025	9.0 days	4.3 days	Not reported	Not reported
Nov 2025	11.1 days	4.1 days	Not reported	Not reported
Oct 2025	9.7 days	5.5 days	Not reported	Not reported
Sept 2025	8.4 days	5.1 days	Not reported	Not reported