14. Challenging Case: Doraleh Container Terminal, Djibouti
Dec 5, 2025 · The Djibouti government and Dubai Ports (DP) World, a Dubai-based, multinational port terminal operator, entered into a joint venture (JV) called the Doraleh Container Terminal
Dec 5, 2025 · The Djibouti government and Dubai Ports (DP) World, a Dubai-based, multinational port terminal operator, entered into a joint venture (JV) called the Doraleh Container Terminal
Djibouti, Djibouti features a major port complex with key facilities including the Doraleh Container Terminal, Doraleh Multipurpose Port, and SGTD Terminal. The container terminal handles up
Facilities at Djibouti Port Djibouti port is equipped with modern, high-capacity facilities designed to handle a wide variety of cargo types. Its infrastructure includes container terminals, bulk cargo
Jun 15, 2023 · The Port of Djibouti was ranked first in sub-Saharan Africa and placed 19th globally out of 370 container ports surveyed in the World Bank''s Container Port Performance Index in
A safe harbor in Djibouti Photo: Shutterstock As part of the main maritime passage and trading route between East and West, Djibouti stretches back 3,500 years, from the time of Red Sea
May 31, 2025 · It applies a conflict-sensitive controversies approach from critical logistics studies to trace contestation over authority in Djibouti''s logistics sector. It shows how Djibouti''s
Sep 30, 2025 · Event: COVID-19 pandemic, 2020–2022 Since 2022, the Port of Djibouti has been facing severe disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The port is key for oil and gas routes
Apr 3, 2025 · Djibouti''s port complex, described as one of the most sophisticated in the world by the World Bank, is the foundation on which the county''s economy is based. Allied with the
May 31, 2025 · It applies a conflict-sensitive controversies approach from critical logistics studies to trace contestation over authority in Djibouti''s
A cross-docking facility at or close to the Djibouti container terminal is a solution to both problems. In this facility, unrefrigerated import cargo can be loaded from normal shipping containers into
A safe harbor in Djibouti Photo: Shutterstock As part of the main maritime passage and trading route between East and West, Djibouti stretches
Event: Covid-19 Pandemic, 2020–2022Causes and ImpactResponse and Mitigation Measures7Lessons Learned and Good PracticeSince 2022, the Port of Djibouti has been facing severe disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The port is key for oil and gas routes and container transshipment towards inland Africa; 95 per cent of foreign trade for Ethiopia and most cargo for Yemen moves through Djibouti. Despite strict social distancing and sanitary measures, the COVID-19 pan...See more on resilientmaritimelogistics.unctad African Business
Apr 3, 2025 · Djibouti''s port complex, described as one of the most sophisticated in the world by the World Bank, is the foundation on which
Oct 23, 2024 · This study analy-ses the influence of port development on Djibouti''s economic growth in the case of Doraleh Container Terminal and identifies other significant variable factors.
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Djibouti port is equipped with modern, high-capacity facilities designed to handle a wide variety of cargo types. Its infrastructure includes container terminals, bulk cargo facilities, and storage options for goods in transit.
Accessible by rail and road from various locations including Ethiopia, it is illustrating its aim of multipurpose facility. The Port of Djibouti Container Terminal has a handling capacity of 350 000 TEU Per annum. Reefer containers can be easily accommodated by 126 reefer plug points available in the yard.
Approximately 30% of all merchant shipping passes through its waters each year. The Port of Djibouti was ranked first in sub-Saharan Africa and placed 19th globally out of 370 container ports surveyed in the World Bank’s Container Port Performance Index in 2021.
There are seven ports located along Djibouti’s coastline. Its most well-known terminal, the Port of Djibouti in the capital Djibouti City, has recently evolved into a trans-shipment facility. It handles maritime trade for Djibouti and facilitates imports and exports for landlocked countries across East Africa, including neighbouring Ethiopia.