Cool chain for Ethiopia
After several years of preparation, the first intermodal transport of perishables from Ethiopia to Europe is underway. The first reefer container with 24 t of avocados was loaded onto a train in Ethipia and will be shipped via the port of Djibouti to Europe.
Preparations for the development of Cool Port Addis have already begun. The project includes the construction of a cold store at the container terminal in Modjo, which lies to the south of the capital, where products from the hinterland will be collected and loaded onto reefer containers.
The new building will also serve as a national and regional distribution centre. A second project involves the building of a logistics centre in the port of Djibuti.
$This first intermodal transport is the result of a cooperation between the governments of Ethiopia, Djibuti and the Netherlands that was initiated some years ago. (mw)