and the broader region, as operations won't be limited by space constraints. Furthermore, the new port willenable larger vessels especially between South America and Europe. It will also reduce of the Port of Dakar, DP World Dakar, in partnership with Bll, has transit times and lead to significant cost savings for customers. the deep-water Port of Ndayane. Phase 1 of this USD 1.2 billion Senegal's strategic location, combined with the capacity of the Port of Ndayane, willoffer improved, cost-effective access t neighbouring markets, fostering West African trade. activities include dredging a five-kilometre access channel, a turning The Port of Ndayane is being developed in alignment with the. basin, and an 840-metre quay; land reclamation; and constructing a 1.3-kilometre breakwater, an access road, a pre-gate and World Bank Group Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines. common-user area, port authority buildings, and infrastructure and project development team in avoiding, mitigating, and managing ships. The port will have the capacity to handle 1.2 million TEUs annually, offering economies of scale. Maritime works for the new and the future port are managed sustainably. Between 2022 and 2024, DP World has invested XOF 13 billion. The state-of-the-art, high-capacity container terminal in the new is (USD 22 million) into the construction of the Port of Ndayane. By expected to be operational by the third quarter of 2028. Moreover, Senegal. In addition to the container terminal, DP World wil, in a of XOF 8 billion (USD 13 million) to GDP over the three years. The. offering, strengthening Senegals strategic location as a logistics villages where possible, to ensure that people from surrounding