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Doraleh Port Opens in Djibouti

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Djibouti has formally opened the Doraleh Multipurpose Port, one of four new ports designed position the country as a continental hub. The port was substantially upgraded as part of a Chinese-backed plan to establish Africa’s largest free-trade zone that can handle $7 billion of goods per year.

“The port of Djibouti is a gateway to one of the fastest growing regions of the world with 30,000 ships transiting the port each year,” a statement from Djibouti’s port authority said. “Located on two of the three busiest shipping routes in the world, the port provides a strategic platform for maritime activity connecting Asia, Africa, and Europe.”

Doraleh’s bulk terminal can handle two million tons of cargo a year, and offers space to store 100,000 tons of fertilizer, 100,000 tons of grain, and warehouses for other goods.

Two other ports designed to export salt and potash will open next month.


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