The Port of Dakar was created in 1857, in the form of a commercial port. Following the independence of Senegal in 1960, it operated in the form of a Public Institution of Industrial and Commercial Character (EPIC) by Order n ° 60-009 of August 27, 1960. From 1987, the Company National of the Autonomous Port of Dakar was created in the form of a National Society by Law 87-28 of 18 August 1987. Its capital increased from 5 billion to 52 billion FCFA following a capital increase by incorporation of reserves in 2009. SONAPAD is 100% owned by the State of Senegal. In accordance with its statutes, approved by Decree No. 2014-1213 of 22 September 2014, repealing Decree No. 87-1552 of 19 December 1987, SONAPAD aims to: - Operation, maintenance of the Dakar seaport and its outbuildings, management of its property and real estate sector and the execution of improvements and extension of its facilities; - The creation or acquisition and operation of any funds or institutions of the same nature; - The participation of the company, by any means and in any form whatsoever, in any companies created or to be created; - And generally, the realization of all commercial, industrial, movable and real estate transactions directly or indirectly related to the object defined above. Because of its exceptional geographical situation, the Dakar Autonomous Port (PAD) occupies a strategic position at the intersection of the maritime lines connecting Europe to South America, North America to South Africa. The PAD is the first deep-sea port hit by ships coming from the north and the last port hit by ships from the South The PAD offers 24/24 a range of professional service covering the optimization of stopover, transit and transhipment conditions with a specialization of its wharves (container terminal, ro-ro terminal, bulk terminal, oil terminal and a standardized international ferry terminal ). Its distribution platform with a storage capacity of 60 000 m2, of which 40 000 m2 covered) occupies a key place in the Senegalese economy with 95% of the foreign trade transiting it and 95% of customs revenue accounting for 40% of the budget national. Through its strategic vision of performance, safety and efficiency, the CSA has put in place a number of key success factors: - Continuous operation: reception of ships and cargo 24/24 and 7/7, 24/24 removal of cargoes having the voucher to be removed - The liberalization of container transport: - Dredging of the access channel: access channel dredged at -13.50 meters with a 500-meter-diameter turning circle - The North bypass route: improved container traffic, respect of delivery times - Boxed billing: in force since March 2015 - Implementation of scandalized procedures, in particular ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 28000 with the management of the reservoirs, the ship reception, the Maritime Station