The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Enterprise is undertaking an expansion project on Mojo Dry Port at an estimated cost of 718 million Birr. The project, already launched was officially announced this week in Addis Ababa.
The expansion project includes plans to construct an international standard containers’ terminal on 8.6 hectares of land according to Getaneh Abate, Modjo Branch Director. The project is designed to have three phases that will help to upgrade the dry port service to a higher level he added.
Currently six projects of the first phase are well in progress, all of which are to be constructed by the Federal Water Works Construction Enterprise according to Getaneh.
The second phase of the project will include the construction of a containers’ terminal, the digging of two deep water wells, construction of additional stores, a heavy truck terminal, an alley, and gas stations, as well as other structures he explained.The project is expected to be finalized within the current fiscal year at which time the Port will accommodate 9, 500 containers up from its current capacity of just 6,300 containers.
Modjo Port is currently offering service 14 hours a day with 275 permanent and contractual workers.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency
