Port of Dakar
In short
Dakar: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 22:55 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Dakar, with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
2 ships shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 NORD MARINERTanker | Oct 8, 2026, 06:00 UTC | SNDKR | UN/LOCODE |
 SIERRA QUEENCargo | Oct 8, 2026, 22:00 UTC | DAKAR | Name match |
Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 2, 2026, 22:55 UTC.
Vessels near Dakar
Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.
No vessels detected near Dakar in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Dakar from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 45820). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 5 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Dakar over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.
| Time (UTC) | Wind (kn) | From | Gusts (kn) | Waves (m) | Period (s) | Visibility (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 168° | 9 | 1.5 | 9 | 24 | |
| 7 | 164° | 13 | 1.5 | 10 | 24 | |
| 5 | 152° | 10 | 1.4 | 12 | 24 | |
| 5 | 189° | 12 | 1.4 | 12 | 23 | |
| 8 | 71° | 15 | 1.4 | 13 | 24 | |
| 1 | 60° | 3 | 1.3 | 16 | 24 | |
| 2 | 119° | 5 | 1.4 | 15 | 24 | |
| 4 | 260° | 11 | 1.4 | 14 | 21 | |
| 3 | 289° | 6 | 1.4 | 13 | 24 | |
| 3 | 23° | 8 | 1.3 | 12 | 23 | |
| 4 | 336° | 9 | 1.3 | 12 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 10 km away.
Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.
Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.
A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.
Dakar: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)
Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.
The IMF estimates 27 port calls in the 7 days and 120 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 14% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (139).
- Container
- 55
- Tanker
- 22
- Dry bulk
- 27
- General cargo
- 13
- Ro-ro
- 3
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 1.1 million tonnes.
09-12 4 | 09-13 7 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 2 | 09-16 5 | 09-17 6 | 09-18 6 | 09-19 3 | 09-20 6 | 09-21 5 | 09-22 3 | 09-23 5 | 09-24 0 | 09-25 5 |
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).
Dakar: global benchmarks
How Dakar compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Container Port Performance Index 2023
- #381 of 405
- World Bank ranking of container ports by vessel time in port (lower rank = faster turnaround). Port identified from the CPPI port name "DAKAR" (80% confidence).
- Source: World Bank, The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 150.7
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 8% on a year earlier.
- Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
22 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jun 11, 1989. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- OtherAug 20, 2020Tanker2 km away
On 20 August, a fight broke out aboard the Spain-flagged LNG tanker MADRID SPIRIT. One crewman was stabbed repeatedly, in the head, back and chest areas. The ship was enroute from Bilbao, Spain, to Nigeria and stopped in Dakar, Senegal, to get the injured crewman to a local hospital. The crew managed to disarm and immobilize the attacker, locking him into a service compartment. On arrival to Dakar, authorities took the perpetrator into custody.
- Pirate AssaultAug 23, 2004Merchant Vessel7 km away
SENEGAL: An unidentified product tanker was boarded 23 Aug at 2355 local time while underway in position 14.37.2N, 017 25.5W at Dakar Roads soon after dropping the outward pilot. The intruders stole ship's stores and escaped (MB).
- Pirate AssaultJul 26, 2004Merchant Vessel7 km away
SENEGAL: An unidentified container ship was boarded 26 Jul at 2230 local time, while underway in position 14-38.4N 017-22.9W (3 miles from the port entrance of Dakar). As it departed, three persons armed with knives escaped with a "large quantity" of ship's stores despite crew raising alarm (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultJun 19, 2004Merchant Vessel5 km away
SENEGAL: An unidentified bulk carrier was boarded 19 Jun at 0615 local time while anchored in position 14-41.24N 017-23.36W at Dakar anchorage. Three persons armed with long knives held duty seaman hostage and stole ship's stores. Crew raised alarm and the robbers jumped into the water and escaped (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultMay 18, 2004Merchant Vessel3 km away
SENEGAL: Unidentified container ship was boarded 18 May at 0520 local time while anchored at Dakar. Three masked persons from a fishing boat threatened crew and escaped with ship's stores. Port authority notified via VHF (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultMar 21, 2004Merchant Vessel67 km away
SENEGAL: An unidentified LPG tanker was boarded 21 Mar between 0030 and 0100 local time while underway off Dakar. The pirates stole ship's stores before escaping.
Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".
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