The future
multifunctional Port of Ndayane has been sold by Macky Sall to Dubai Ports
World, L’Observateur informs in its Tuesday edition.
The agreement
on the investment plan for this 1000 billion Fcfa project was signed last
Friday in Dubai.
The
600-hectare Port of Ndayane will be an 18-metre deep deep-water port and one of
the largest in West and Central Africa.
It will
eventually be able to receive post-Panamax, i.e. container ships that can come
with 10,000 containers, it is explained.
It will also
provide a strong opportunity to connect to the Integrated Special Economic
Zone, while benefiting from the proximity of Dakar’s Blaise Diagne
International Airport (AIBD).
When it is
commissioned, this platform will serve as an alternative to the port of Dakar,
which currently captures 95% of Senegal’s trade.
