The
expansion project of Mojo Dry Port, contracted by China Civil Engineering
Construction Corporation (CCECC), was completed in Mojo, Ethiopia, on September
10. Covering approximately 67.8 hectares, the project serves as an important
logistics hub along the Ethio-Djibouti trade corridor. Its completion will
increase the dry port’s annual cargo handling capacity from 520,000 TEUs to 1.6
million TEUs and reduce cargo dwell time from up to 60 days to eight days.
Prime Minister H.E. Abiy Ahmed Ali stressed that the expanded dry port would
enhance cargo handling capacity and transport efficiency, helping reduce
logistics costs. H.E. Sun
Mingxi, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia
pointed out that the project is an important supporting facility for the
Ethio-Djibouti railway and will further improve Ethiopia’s inland logistics
while promoting economic development along the railway corridor. The project
cost approximately US$110 million and was financed entirely through a World
Bank loan.
