President Faye Calls for Finalization of Senegal’s New Maritime and Port Policy by End of March 2025

During the weekly Council of Ministers meeting, held on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at the Presidential Palace, the Head of State, His Excellency, Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FAYE, who chaired the meeting, asked the Prime Minister and the Minister in charge of Maritime and Port Infrastructure to finalize, before the end of March 2025, Senegal’s new maritime and port policy, taking into account the country’s maritime vocation and various projects that have been completed, are ongoing, or planned.

In this regard, he emphasized the need, in terms of reforms, to update and expand the governance framework of Senegal’s public and private ports, but also to strengthen the National Maritime Affairs Agency (ANAM), in light of new challenges related to maritime navigation. Furthermore, he asked the Minister of Port and Maritime Infrastructure to enhance the modernization of fishing ports and quays. These facilities must benefit from an expanded modernization program throughout the national territory.

The President of the Republic also indicated the urgency of revising the partnership between the State and the Senegalese Consortium of Maritime Activities (COSAMA), as well as the need to establish complete national sovereignty over the management and development of Dakar’s shipyards, with the strategic repositioning of the Naval Repair Infrastructure Company (SIRN), reinforced by the growing capabilities of the National Navy.

In the same vein, he invited the Minister of Fisheries and Maritime and Port Infrastructure to proceed, along with the Minister of Finance and Budget and the Minister of Industry and Trade, with the evaluation and reorientation of the missions and activities of the Senegalese Council of Shippers (COSEC).