2.5 Senegal Waterways Assessment
Senegal Waterways Assessment
Three Rivers cross the Country from East to West: Senegal River (1700 km) in the North, The Gambia River (750 km) and the Casamance River (300 km) in the South (called Cacheu in the map below). There is also the Saloum River who rises about 105 kilometers east of Kaolack, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
For information on Senegal government contacts, please see the following link: 4.1 Senegal Government Contact List
Company Information
Cosama - Operates on: Dakar-Ziguinchor.
Does the company abide by international security standards? Yes
For contact details of Senegal Waterways companies, please see the following link: Annex 2.4 Senegal Port and Waterways Company Contact List
Passenger Carrying Capacity | |
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Cosama |
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Number of Passenger Vessels < 20 pax |
n/a |
Number of Passenger Vessels < 50 pax |
n/a |
Number of Passenger Vessels < 100 pax |
n/a |
Number of Passenger Vessels > 100 pax |
one named Aline Sitoe Diatta |
Cargo Carrying Capacity | |
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Cosama |
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Number of Boats |
1 |
Tonnage / Volume Carrying Capacity |
550T |
Number of Barges |
n/a |
Tonnage / Volume Carrying Capacity |
n/a |
Number of Tugs | n/a |
Tonnage / Volume Carrying Capacity |
n/a |
Other (specify) | n/a |
Travel Time Matrix
Travel Time from Main port to other major Ports (hours / days) |
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Dakar |
Ziguinchor |
Dakar |
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14 |
Ziguinchor |
14 |
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