Le navire The “Djilor” was on Monday at the port of Ziguinchor with on board 300 empty containers intended for the evacuation of cashew production from natural Casamance.

Le Djilor “will finally begin the process of evacuating cashew production” from the southern regions of the country, according to officials of the Senegalese Consortium of maritime affairs (COSAMA). For them, the arrival of this ship “marks the start of the 2024 campaign for the cashew nut industry in Ziguinchor”. According to Marième Diaw Diouf, head of the Ziguinchor ferry terminal, it “will soon be followed by the ship +Diogué+ in order to allow efficient evacuation of all cashew production via the port of

Marième Diaw Diouf also indicated that “this ship, which has just docked with 300 empty containers, will allow dockers who have remained inactive for three years to return to work. This ship will therefore allow these dockers to have work at their disposal.”