Dakar is a seaport in Senegal (SN). It is 9km away from the nearest airport (Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport). The offical LOCODE for this seaport is SNDKR.
Dakar
This Port is also identified by the following Port codes.
- LOCODE: SNDKR
Seaport name
Dakar SNDKR
Contact details
Seaport WebsitePort type
Seaport (Major)
Location
Senegal (SN)
Coordinates
14.680, -17.425Timezone
Africa/Dakar
Local time
Seaport Access
- Road
- Rail
- Inland Waterway
Cargo Types
- Container
- Bulk
- Passenger
- Tanker
- Reefer
- General Cargo
- Gas
- RoRo
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Nearby airports
Nearby airports with regular departures that are near Dakar. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Alternative seaports
Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Dakar. Ranked from closest to farthest away.
Carriers that service this port
There are 9 carriers that service Dakar. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.
| Carrier Name | Departure frequency | On time arrivals (Last month) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Grimaldi | Every 1-2 weeks | 22% on time (avg. 7 days late) | More details |
 Africa Express | Every 1-2 weeks | 37% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 Arkas | N/A | 17% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 CMA CGM | N/A | 40% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 Hapag-Lloyd | N/A | 52% on time (avg. 5 days late) | More details |
 ZIM | N/A | 38% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 MSC | N/A | 29% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
 OOCL | N/A | 38% on time (avg. 6 days late) | More details |
Port features & facilities
Port Access
Road
Rail
Inland Waterway
Vessel Groups
Container
Small feeder
Feeder
Feedermax
New Panamax
Panamax
Post-Panamax
Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)
Bulk Carrier
Handymax
Handysize
Panamax
Mini
Small
Capesize
VLBC
Passenger
Tanker
Coastal
LR1
LR2 / Aframax
MR
Small Tanker
LR2
ULCC
VLCC
Reefer
General Cargo
Gas Carrier
Small range
VLGC
Large range
Medium range
Q-Flex
Q-Max
Cargo Types
Coal
Grain
NGL
Ore
White Products
Passenger
Black Products
Crude
Bulk Other
General Cargo
Container
Reefer
LNG
Roro
Category X
Category Y
Category Z
Chemical Other
Chemicals
Livestock
Others
Lubricants
Asphalt
Edible Oils
Oil Other
Vehicle Carrier
Fertilizer
Port statistics
#113Global Rank
Dakar is ranked 113th in the world in our Port Connectivity Ranking system which ranks Airports and Seaports by their direct connections to other global ports.
Global Rankings
Regional Rankings
On time performance
This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Dakar as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.
Mar OTP 25.00%
Previous month OTP 11.63%
Average days late
A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that vessels are typically late arriving into Dakar.
Mar 10.1 days
Previous month 8.6 days