Editing Transport in Senegal (section)

== Ports and harbours ==
* [[Dakar]] - [[railhead]]
* [[Kaolack]], [[Matam, Senegal|Matam]], [[Podor]], [[Richard Toll]], [[Saint-Louis, Senegal|Saint-Louis]], [[Ziguinchor]]

[[Dakar]] has one of the largest deep-water [[seaport]]s along the [[West Africa]]n coast.<ref name=ccg/> Its deep-draft structure and {{convert|640|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide}} access channel allows round-the-clock access to the [[port]].<ref name=ccg/> Its current [[infrastructure]] includes [[tanker (ship)|tanker]] vessel loading and unloading terminals, a [[Shipping container|container]] terminal with a storage capacity of 3000 20-foot-equivalent units, a cereals and [[fishing port]], a dedicated [[phosphate]] terminal and a privately run ship repair facility.<ref name=ccg/> The port's location at the extreme western point of [[Africa]], at the crossroad of the major sea-lanes linking [[Europe]] to [[South America]], makes it a natural port of call for [[shipping companies]].<ref name=ccg/> Total [[freight]] traffic averages 10 million metric tons.<ref name=ccg/>