Abdoulie Tambedou

Gambia Ports Authority

The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) was established in 1972 as a statutory public corporation with the mandate to operate such port facilities best deemed expedient to the public interest. The Port of Banjul is located on the estuary of the River Gambia 13° 27 minutes north and 16° 34 minutes west, 26 nautical miles from the Atlantic Ocean and its area of jurisdiction covers north from Buniadu Point to the extreme of Cape Point, to the south from the western extreme of Dog Island to the northern extreme of the South Bank of Madina Creek. The GPA provides facilities and services for berthing of vessels, discharging and loading operations using cargo handling equipment for both containerized and non-containerized cargo. The GPA, due to its business, manages assets such as container terminals, land, bonded and conventional warehouses, office buildings, tugboats for berthing assistance, dredgers for maintenance dredging, cargo handling equipment such as reach stackers, forklift trucks, and tractors and trailers and maintenance workshop. Over the years, the Port of Banjul has been internationally recognized as one of the safest and most efficient ports in West Africa and offers reliable and value-for-money services to its numerous customers. Its strategic location along the major shipping route linking Europe, the far east and Africa makes Banjul a regular port of call for well-established conference and independent shipping lines. A long-established system of close cooperation with Customs, immigration, health, and shipping agents, coupled with a competitive tariff and competent human resources, ensures that customers are always provided with quality service. With deep sheltered anchorage and no known incidents of piracy, makes Banjul one of the safest Ports in the sub-region.