Top DP World executives inspect West African terminal in Senegal
2012 05 22
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DUBAI's DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and vice chairman Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah have made a tour of inspection of their DP World Dakar terminal in Senegal.
Mr Bin Sulayem and Mr Bin Thaniah also toured Terminal Conteneur, West Africa's largest and most modern container facility, managed and operated by DP World Dakar.
Four quay cranes and 10 rubber tyre gantries (RTG) were installed at the terminal recently, completing the upgrading work, which included a new gate complex and new reefer storage facilities, said the DP World statement.
The terminal opened last November after DP World carried out new expansion work that more than doubled capacity to 600,000 TEU under a concession agreement signed in 2007.
Said Mr Bin Sulayem: "As the most modern and efficient terminal in western Africa, DP World Dakar acts as a growth engine in a rapidly developing emerging market region."
Since winning the Dakar concession in 2007, DP World has introduced window berthing, where vessels book a specific time they can berth, virtually eliminating waiting time at anchorage, said the release.
DP World has also reduced truck turnarounds to less than half an hour and introduced clear tariffs and processes supported by modern technology systems.
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