The port of Banjul has seen its traffic gradually dwindle in favor of the port of Dakar with limited infrastructure and high crossing costs. But this could be corrected with the program could be corrected with the current modernization program.

Pour la phase 4 du projet d' expansion du port de Banjul, le conseil 'administration du Fonds africain de développement (FAD) de la African Bank by developmentBAD ( style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style”, "serif"">), last Thursday approved grants worth a total of $20.56 million to profit for The Gambia. The planned works concern the expansion of the container terminal area, and include the extension of the jetty to accommodate up to 3 ships compared with 1 currently, the acquisition of a ferry (the old one is out of use) for the transport of passengers, as well as the development of access roads to the port. The implementation of digital solutions to connect customs services to the terminal's operating system is also planned.