The Banjul Port 4th Expansion Project aims to enhance port infrastructure capacity, facilitate trade facilitation and regional connectivity in the West African sub-region. This regional infrastructure project will enhance economic growth and poverty reduction whilst reducing the transaction costs associated with regional trade.  The proposed Banjul Port expansion and modernization Project will also serve as a catalyst for strengthening The Gambia’s position as a major trade and transport corridor hub within the West Africa sub region.

The Port expansion aims to support the economic development of The Gambia, by enhancing its strategic position and competitiveness as a transit and trans-shipment hub in the wider West Africa region.

• Utilizing cutting-edge climate analytics to identify and quantify the impacts of physical climate risk on the investment
• Delivering high resolution climate risks assessments, adaptation and resilience investment options to climate-proof the investment against the impacts of physical climate risks

• Extension of the port jetty by 345 meters to accommodate up to three ships simultaneously instead of one currently
• Provide for the expansion of the container terminal area by 22,000 m2 to create space for unloading ships
• Replacement of a non-functioning ferry plying the Banjul and Bara crossing and widening port access roads by 3km to ease congestion
• Complete and widen the Bund Road access to facilitate traffic flow in and around the access roads leading to the Port of Banjul
• Relocate its current Head Office Complex away from the main operational zone
• Construct a new Container Terminal
• Procurement of Information and communication processing systems for efficient linkages between customs and the terminal operating system

• Significantly reduced ship turnaround time and cut costly congestion and surcharges, enabling reductions in sea freight costs and demurrage payments
• Boost the facility’s capacity to meet growing traffic and improve efficiency in operations and management as it digitizes its procedures
• Climate-friendly and climate-resilient port infrastructure by introduction of green and low-carbon emission ferries
• Empower women's groups through gender-sensitive procurement and provide jobs, especially for the youth