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Ports of Djibouti, Goubet, Tadjourah. Access to the Ethiopian market

Djibouti (East Africa) is strategically located near the busiest sea routes in the world, controlling access to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

Port of Djibouti

Djibouti is a key transshipment centre and the main seaport for the Ethiopian international trade

Logistics: Port of Djibouti

  1. The Port of Djibouti is one of the largest ports of the region
  2. Djibouti is a key hub for transhipments
    1. Access to the Ethiopian market
    2. 95% of the Ethiopian International Trade passes through Djibouti, accounting for 70% of the activity of the Port of Djibouti.
    3. Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway and Highway (Ethiopia)
    4. Distances Addis Ababa - Djibouti: 855 kilometres (12 hours)
  3. Access to the markets of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
  4. Doraleh: oil terminal
  5. Doudah: livestock terminal

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - Djibouti Road

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - Djibouti road

Other Djiboutian Ports:

  1. Port of Goubet (minerals, in construction)
    1. Tadjourah - Balho Road
    2. Tadjourah-Mekele Railway
  2. Port of Tadjourah
  3. Port of Doraleh

N'Djamena-Djibouti Trans-African Highway (4,200 kilometres)

  1. Djibouti: 219 kilometres
  2. Ethiopia: 1,056 kilometres
  3. Nigeria
  4. Sudan: 1,892 kilometres
  5. Chad: 1,052 kilometres

N'Djamena-Djibouti Trans-African Highway

Railways in Djibouti

Djibouti has 93 kilometres of railways. The new Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad, an electrified normal gauge railroad built by two Chinese state-owned companies, started operations in January 2018. Its purpose is to facilitate freight services between Ethiopian inland and the Doraleh port of Djibouti.

Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport

Djibouti: Business Global Trade Djibouti

  1. Courses: Transport in Africa
  2. Masters: Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa
  3. Doctorate in African Business

Djibouti (Business)

More information: Trade and Business in Djibouti, at EENI Global Business School.

Djibouti (Doctorates and masters)

Business in Africa (Spanish) Transporte en Djibouti Trade and Business in Africa (French) Transport au Djibouti Business in Africa (Portuguese) Transporte no Djibuti



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