
Since 1972, this port has been vital to the country’s economy, accounting for about 90 percent of the country’s volume and weight of commerce. It plays a crucial role in container trade and transportation to nearby countries, including Mali, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, and Guinea Conakry, all landlocked.
- TEU: 150,000/year
- Annual cargo traffic: over 1.5 million tons
- Country’s main entry point into West Africa
- Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) operate port facilities
- Expert in handling breakbulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, containers, Ro-Ro
- Earned international recognition as one of West Africa’s safest and most efficient port
- Regular port of call for the well-established conference and independent shipping lines
- Pilotage and port operations are available 24 hours a day and seven days a week
- Equipped with advanced cargo handling equipment, quays, offshore cranes, and more