The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise (ESLSE) announced that it would start construction of dry port terminals in Hawassa and Jimma within the next few months. Expansion works are also underway on 8 existing dry ports to facilitate logistics and meet the demands of customers.

The Hawassa Dry Port will cover 3.5 hectares of land and the Jimma Dry Port 20 hectares. The preliminary construction phase of each project will cost Birr 150 million Birr.

The construction of the new dry port terminals is part of ESLSE's plan to increase its capacity to handle 10 million tons of cargo per year by 2025. The enterprise also plans to invest in new vessels and equipment to improve its services.

In February this year, ESLSE inaugurated Dire Dawa Dry Port and Terminal which was built at a cost of USD 68 million on 34.1 hectares of land. The dry port has a capacity to handle 128,000 containers annually when it becomes fully operational and is expected to reduce foreign currency expenditures.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

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