Our safety and security approach

The Port Autonome de Dakar was one of the first ports in Africa to apply the provisions of the ISPS Code (International Ship and Port Facility Security Code), which came into force on July 1, 2004.

The system is designed to protect vessels, port facilities and traffic flows against security threats. Statements of compliance are issued by the designated authority, the Agence Nationale des Affaires Maritimes (ANAM), the National Port Security Authority (ANSP), and are valid for five years.

The Port of Dakar has thirteen port facilities compliant with the ISPS Code: Pier 3 Hamassiré Ndouré, Pier 2 El Hadji Malick Sy, Pier 1 Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, Dakarnave, Pier 4 Cheikh Bou Kounta, Pier 5 Cheikh Sadibou Aidara, Pier 8 Mouhamed Saïdou Ba, Amadou Sakhir Mbaye Oil Wharf and Jetée Nord, Cheikh Ibrahima Niass Container Terminal, Sea Line crude oil and butane gas, Hyacinthe Thiandoum International Passenger Terminal of Dakar, Sea Line chemical products, and berths 103 to 105 of Pier 10 Seydina Limamou Laye.

These facilities handle conventional cargo, roll-on/roll-off vehicles and goods, vessels under repair, dry bulk, oil products, containers, passengers, chemical products and fishery products. Operators and partners include DP World, Dakarnave, TVS, SEA INVEST, SENSTOCK, Vivo Energy, Oryx, SAR, ERES, COSAMA and LMDG.

The PAD's approach is based on prevention, regulatory compliance, stakeholder coordination and the continuous improvement of vessel and facility security.