| Project Detail |
The development objective of Trade Logistics Project for Ethiopia is to enhance the performance of the Ethio-Djibouti corridor through improvements in operational capacity, efficiency, and range of logistics services at the Modjo Dry Port. This project has three components. 1) The first component, : Improvement of infrastructure at Modjo, will support the facility to achieve three key objectives: (a) to improve the efficiency of processing of current traffic flows through the dry port; (b) to increase the capacity of Modjo to process the projected increasing volumes of trade, including the interconnectivity between rail and road transportation; and (c) to facilitate the transformation of Modjo to become a logistics hub offering a wide range of logistics services to exports as well as imports and to support diversification into a wider range of higher value-added exported products. 2) The second component, Enhancing coordination through investments in IT systems, aims at improving coordination to facilitate efficiency of the dry port and flow of information between stakeholders. It has two subcomponents as follows: (i) A management information system to facilitate the provision of documents and flow of information between agencies along the corridor; and (ii) Logistics terminal operation and electronic gate pass system at the Modjo Dry Port. 3) The third component, Regulatory and institutional capacity support, has the following two subcomponents : (i) Capacity enhancement program for the Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority, Logistics Transformation Office, and Ethiopia National Logistics Transformation Council; and (ii) Project management, communication, and monitoring and evaluation . |
