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Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Enterprise is finalizing preparations to award design and construction contract for additional warehouse at Modjo Dry Port.

The latest stuffing and stripping warehouse will be built on 5,400 square meter plot. The project will also include construction of a container freight station.

Ethiopian Airlines announced expansion of its Asian network with the addition of three new destinations,Ho Chi Minh City, Manila and Seoul, as of June 18.

Ethiopian flights from Addis Ababa to Hong Kong will no longer need to stop in Bangkok; Hong Kong will now be served with a daily non-stop service from Addis Ababa instead of the current four-times-a-week flights routed through Bangkok, the airlines said.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) delegation led by its director general and CEO, Tony Tyler, is set to visit Ethiopia this coming month.

The delegation will arrive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on April 16 to celebrate World Aviation Day with executives of Ethiopian Airlines and officials of the Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority of Ethiopia. This would be for the first time for IATA to marks World Aviation Day in Ethiopia.

The U.A.E based Falcon Petroleum Ltd is conducting a seismic survey of its Blue Nile Concession in Wereilu South Wollo Zone, Amhara National Regional State of Ethiopia.

Falcon Petroleum has contracted the Italian company,GeoDynamics Research to carry out the seismic survey. GeoDynamics is carrying out a passive seismic survey for the third time in Ethiopia. Previously the GeoDynamics had conducted two passive seismic surveys named Wereilu I and II.