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Dakar

Name: Dakar
Address: SEN

UN/LOCODE SNDKR · Senegal · Africa

Reference

Coordinates: 14.693425, -17.447938
Time zone: Africa/DakarUTC +00:00no DST
Local currency: XOF— CFA Franc BCEAO
Languages: fr
Nearest airport: DKRLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport~6 km
Electricity: 230 V50 Hzplugs C, D, E, K(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: BShHot semi-arid
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 1--45---
seaport · airport · postal exchange

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

VTS Dakar (Port Autonome de Dakar)

VHF: Ch 16 / 12
Phone: +221 33 849 4500
Web: www.portdakar.sn

P&I correspondents

· Geni & Kebe Dakar (multi-club West Africa)
· Clyde & Co Paris (Gard, UK Club Senegal)
· CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre Paris

Port agents

· GAC Senegal Dakar
· Inchcape Dakar
· SAGA Dakar (Bolloré)

ISPS security level (normal): 1

West Africa's westernmost deep-water port; major fish-meal, phosphate and container gateway; Dakar Diamniadio new port under construction; seasonal harmattan dust reduces visibility Dec-Feb.

Helplines for seafarers in Senegal

Welfare, abandonment, wages, medical, mental health, harassment — 24/7 lines where available. See full helplines directory.

ISWAN SeafarerHelp
Global · 24/7 · en, ar, es, fr
📞 +44 800 012 1004 WhatsApp [email protected]www.seafarerhelp.org
ITF Seafarers
Global · 24/7 for emergencies · en
📞 +44 20 7403 2733 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
Global · Online · en
www.ilo.org/dyn/seafarers/seafarersBrowse.home
Find A Helpline
Global · Online · en
findahelpline.com
ITF Inspectorate — Find your nearest inspector
Global · Varies by port · en
www.itfseafarers.org/en/contact-us/find-an-itf-inspector
ISWAN Africa Network
Africa · Refer to ISWAN SeafarerHelp 24/7 · en, fr, pt
📞 +44 800 012 1004 [email protected]www.seafarerswelfare.org

Other ports in Senegal

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Port-state-control region: abuja MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.

Sources & verification (13)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (SN)retrieved 2026-05-05
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (SN)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (XOF)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (XOF)retrieved 2026-05-05
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (SN)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Africa/Dakar)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Africa/Dakar)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Africa/Dakar)retrieved 2026-05-05
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (SN)retrieved 2026-05-05
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (1--45---)retrieved 2026-05-05
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (DKR)retrieved 2026-05-07
wikidata_qid · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q3718)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (SN)retrieved 2026-05-07

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