By Akanimo Sampson
Next March, the bulk port of Bargny-Sendou, a project initiated by Senegal to support the large import and export volumes of mineral, hydrocarbon, and cereal products in and out of the country is expected to be delivered.
This was announced following an inspection visit to the site carried out at the beginning of this month by Alioune Ndoye, the Senegalese Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy.
The Port will have an initial capacity of 20 million tonnes and will handle 15 million tonnes of commodities in its first year of operations according to Senegal Minergy Port (SMP), a Senegalese company established to undertake the development of the project.The Port of Bargny-Sendou is structured into 3 terminals.
The first terminal, with a capacity of 2.5 million tonnes, will be reserved for the treatment of liquid cargoes and it will also serve as a depot for petroleum products as well as for gas storage.
This terminal according to Minister Ndoye will be ready by the end of December this year.
The second terminal on the other hand will be dedicated to minerals such as phosphates, iron, bauxite, Zircon, etc., while the third terminal is meant to receive goods such as grain bagged on site, oilseeds, boiler making, and construction materials.
Generally, the Port of Bargny-Sendou project will unclog the capital and provide users with a modern infrastructure asset that will facilitate the reception of large vessels and consequently lead to a considerable reduction in the costs of loading and unloading of seaborne products.Upon completion of the entire construction works, Port of Bargny-Sendou will become the largest bulk port in the whole of the West Africa region.
