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To support hydrocarbon exports, MSGBC countries are revitalizing their port infrastructure by upgrading existing facilities and constructing new maritime hubs.
With first gas production from the Grande Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) field in Mauritania and Senegal scheduled for Q3, 2024 and first oil production from Sangomar development in Senegal on track for Q2, 2024, several ongoing maritime initiatives present new opportunities for economic growth.
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Mauritania: Nouadhibou
Mauritania awaits Private-Public Partnership (PPP) bids for the extension of the Nouadhibou deep-water port. The project aims to enhance port facilities by modernizing infrastructure to be able to receive vessels with a maximum draught of 12 to 13.25 meters and process traffic of around 325,000 containers by 2035.
Mauritania: N’Diago
Strategically serving the GTA and BirAllah conventional gas fields, the N’Diago Port-to-Nouakchott Road is set for completion by the end of Q2, 2024. Plans include a canal connecting the port to the Senegal River, a high-voltage powerline for electrification and a feasibility study with energy supermajor bp for a potential 500 MW gas-to-power plant.
Senegal: N’Dayane
Senegal’s N’Dayane Port – slated to be West Africa’s largest – targets completion by 2027. Financed by logistics company Dubai Port World, Phase 1 – costing $827 million – includes a container terminal, shipping channel and 840-meter quay. Phase 2 – at $290 million – will add a 410-meter quay, cargo and fishing terminals and a ship repair facility.
The Gambia: Banjul
The African Development Bank approved $13 million for a new ferry in the Banjul Port 4th Expansion Project in December 2023. The port, which aims to reduce ship waiting time, congestion and sea freight costs, is set to be complete by 2025.
The Gambia: Sanyang
Alongside the expansion of the Banjul project, the government of The Gambia announced the construction of a deep-sea port in Sanyang in August 2023. A PPP concession – involving Turkish construction companies Albayrak and Negmar Consortium – was approved, with the project set to be complete by 2025.
Guinea Bissau: Bissau
Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló launched a project to modernize the Bissau Port in July 2023. With a budget of $40 million, upgrades include rehabilitating existing infrastructure and modernizing equipment to expand the berth, dredge the port, improve maritime signaling and acquire modern port equipment. Construction is set for completion by 2026.
Guinea Conakry: Morebaya
Service provider China Harbour Engineering Co secured a multi-million-dollar contract for Guinea Conakry’s Morebaya Port dredging project in January 2024. As part of the project, China’s Winning Consortium Simandou and global mining company Rio Tinto will construct a deep-water port along the Morebaya River, facilitating iron ore export from the Simandou mine via railway. The project has a construction period of 21 months and will create a 22.6km-long and 250m-wide channel with anchorage suitable for large ocean-going vessels.