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- The Dire Dawa Dry Port of Ethiopia will go in stream in January 2022, according to the Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Service Enterprise (ESLSE)
- The construction of the dry port entailed over two billion birr. It was completed on schedule
- Two freight warehouses were also financed near Mojo Dry Port at a cost of over 98 million birr. The port is now ready to handle bulk cargoes
The Dire Dawa Dry Port of Ethiopia will go in stream in January 2022, according to the Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Service Enterprise (ESLSE). The construction of the dry port entailed over two billion birr. It was completed on schedule. Two freight warehouses were also financed near Mojo Dry Port at a cost of over 98 million birr. The port is now ready to handle bulk cargoes.
The warehouses are equipped to handle imported fertilizers. They are spread over an area of 1,600 square meters and can store 100,000 quintals of bulk cargoes such as fertilizers. The dry port is unique in its kind and capacity in Africa.
The port is built on 34 hectares of land. It has a terminal, warehouse, a three-story building, offices, railway lines, and other facilities. There is a shortage of warehouses in the land-locked east African country. This has made it difficult for cargo vehicles to move cargo fast. The enterprise has planned to construct new warehouses in various parts of the country in collaboration with private and foreign investors.
