The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprises (ESLSE) and AD Ports Group, an Abu Dhabi based company which provides transportation and logistics services, reached an agreement to sign a memorandum of understanding to work together in shipping and transportation services including land transport, free trade zone, cold storage, port and terminal, and feeder services.
ESLSE is asking importers to collect their containers on time to alleviate congestion at the dry ports in Ethiopia. The congestion is becoming a problem for the implementation of the new Multi-modal Transport System according to Ahmed Tusa, Chief Executive of the ESLSE.
The system is being implemented but the problem is collecting containers accumulated at Port Djibouti. The Enterprise has been forced to construct a terminal of Bekelcha Transport S.C. located in Adama that has the capacity to store 9300 containers because of the congestion.
Containers from Djibouti will be handled at Bekelcha beginning this week according to Ahmed.The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise has completed the first phase of its restructuring program. The first phase of the restructuring program concentrated on bringing together the three maritime enterprises according to Ahmed Tusa, Chief Executive Officer of the enterprise.
The incorporation and reconstruction of the new enterprise was handled through its own capacity according to several studies said Ahmed.
The enterprise was restructured into four sub-divisions to be led by four deputy Chief Executive Officers. The four sectors are ‘Freight Forwarding, Shipping and Transport Sector, Port and Terminal Services Sector, and Supportive Sector explained Ahmed.
The first three sectors were already functioning as independent organizations or since the new enterprise with the exception of the Supportive Sector he noted.
Ethiopian Shipping and Logistic Services Enterprise signed an agreement with Evergreen, an Egyptian container transporter on Today 9 April 2013. The agreement is said to enhance the transportation Ethiopia's import and export commodities efficiently to support the countries rapid economic growth.
Ethiopian Shipping and Logistic Services Enterprise Chief Executive, Ahmed Tussa on the occasion said, the agreement with Evergreen will enable the Enterprises to work together in the Far East, China and Red Sea routes.The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise (ESLSE) is said to buy Roll-on/Roll-off (Roro) vessels in the GTP II period, Capital reported.
