▁was ▁nearly ▁active ▁with ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Las ▁Pal mas ▁de ▁Gran ▁Can aria . ▁ ▁Co al ▁ref uel ing ▁dropped ▁when ▁dies el ▁ships ▁rose ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁all ▁ships ▁would ▁be ▁ref ue led ▁with ▁dies el . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁B oll or é ▁Group ▁was ▁in ▁Sen eg al ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁years , ▁Dub ai ▁Port s ▁World ▁( DP ▁World ), ▁who ▁on ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Sen eg al ese ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Che ikh ▁Had j ib ou ▁Sou mar é ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 5 - year ▁con cess ion ▁on ▁the ▁container ▁terminal ▁of ▁the ▁port , ▁mark ing ▁a ▁new ▁break through ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁States ▁in ▁Franc oph one ▁Africa , ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁sum mit ▁of ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Co operation ▁in ▁Dak ar ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁new ▁infrastr ucture ▁- ▁modern ization ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁the ▁" f uture ▁of ▁the ▁port ", ▁as ▁stated ▁by ▁President ▁Abd oul aye ▁W ade ▁- ▁are ▁scheduled ▁for ▁delivery ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Activity ▁Total ▁fre ight ▁traffic ▁aver ages ▁ 1 0 ▁million ▁metric ▁tons . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁port ' s ▁sh ipping ▁traffic ▁carried ▁ 9 . 9