DP World Dakar will invest $837 million in the first phase of this project, making it the single largest private sector investment in Senegal's history and planned to be followed by the second phase of investment of $290 million.Phase 1 will include a new 840m quay container terminal and a new 5km marine channel built to accommodate 366m vessels and capable of handling the world's largest container ships. While phase 2 will construct an additional 410m container quay and further dredging of the marine channel to accommodate 400m vessels.