Port of Djibouti

Sub-subject - Ports of Djibouti, Tadjourah and Goubet. Access to Ethiopia.

Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Port of Djibouti
2. The main features of the Port of Djibouti
3. Access to the Ethiopian Market
4. Other Djiboutian ports: Goubet Port and the Port of Tadjourah.

Sample of the Sub-subject: Port of Djibouti

Sub-Subject Description: Ports of Djibouti

Largest ports of Djibouti are:

1. Port of Djibouti
2. Port of Tadjourah
3. Goubet Port
4. Livestock Terminal at Doudah

Port of Djibouti:

1. The Port of Djibouti is mainly a transshipment and regional Hub port.
2. Near all the maritime traffic related to the foreign trade of Ethiopia is handled through the Port of Djibouti.
3. Addis Ababa (capital of Ethiopia) is linked by rail and road - Ethio-Djibouti Railways-
4. Strategic position: located at the entrance of the Red Sea.
5. Good access to the COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) markets.
6. Container Terminal: 350,000 TEUs/year
7. Dry port.
8. Oil terminal (Doraleh)
9. Automobile storage (5,000 units) - Daheez.
10. Livestock Terminal at Doudah

Port of Tadjourah.

1. New port located at the North of Djibouti
2. General Cargo Vessels
3. Ro-ro terminal.
4. Paved Road "Tadjourah-Balho"
5. Railway "Tadjourah-Mekele"

Goubet Port.

1. Mineral port
2. In construction

Port of Djibouti belongs to the East African Economic Area of the African Civilization.

Trans-African Highways:

1. Djibouti-N’djamena Corridor

Regional Economic Communities:

1. CEN-SAD (Community of Sahel-Saharan States)
2. IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development)
3. COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa)
4. Tripartite agreement COMESA-EAC- SADC

Maritime Transport in Africa - East African ports