Dire Dawa Dry Port and Terminal, which was built at a cost of USD 68 million on 34.1 hectares of land, commenced services on Thursday. 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.

The port is connected to the main Ethio-Djibouti railway and includes 10 hectares of internal concrete road. It also has a parking space which can host 140 trucks at once. The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Service Enterprise used the inaugural ceremony of the port to announce its new logo and trademark.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency and Walta Media and Communication Corporate (WMCC)

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