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The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) is a government agency responsible for the governance and maintenance of the ports and port facilities of the Gambia, principally that of the Port of Banjul on the Gambia River. The GPA was founded in 1972 [1] and it is a member of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa. [2]
The Autonomous Port of Dakar (French: Port autonome de Dakar, abbreviation: PAD) is a Senegalese public enterprise which is headquartered in Dakar, located in the east of city. [1] Thanks to the strategic position that gives it a sheltered harbor , it is now the third largest port in West Africa after the Autonomous Port of Abidjan and the Port ...
Zambia Airways launched service from Lusaka to New York via Banjul in December 1990. [3] The airline flew the route with a McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Financial difficulties forced the carrier to suspend it three months later. [4] [5] [6] In February 2001, Ghana Airways commenced a flight from Banjul to Baltimore, which originated in
Water ports and harbours in Africa. Articles in this category are of internationally notable port facilities, port authorities, and closely related organizations; for those about ports' cities and towns see: Port cities in Africa.
The country has a total of 390 km of waterways, with the Port of Banjul being the only port, which is managed by The Gambia Ports Authority. [ 105 ] [ 106 ] The country's only international airport is the Banjul International Airport at Yundum , which is 26 km away.
The 2024 United States port strike was a labor strike involving over 47,000 port workers who are part of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), ...
Banjul is the country's economic and administrative centre and includes the Central Bank of the Gambia. Peanut processing is the country's principal industry, but beeswax, palm wood, palm oil, and skins and hides are also shipped from the port of Banjul. [21] Banjul is also the home of the Gambia Technical Training Institute.
Annual cruise passengers Rank Port 2022 / 2023 Country 1 Port of Miami: 7,299,294 [1] United States 2 Port Canaveral: 6,924,865 [1] United States 3 Port of Cozumel: 4,098,491 [2] Mexico