To Cherish!

Roman Tesfaye, (left), Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (centre) and Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, entering to officially inaugurate the second cargo terminal, with a lifting capacity of 600,000 tonnes annually.

The cargo terminal was opened with the presence of high government officials, international sponsorship companies, customers, and attendants of the Second Global Air Cargo Development Forum hosted by Ethiopian Airlines. It was built by Geom Luigi Varnero Construction Plc, an Italian company. The design and cargo handling system work was done by the German-owned company Unitech, an automotive company that completed the same works during the construction of the first cargo terminal of the Airline. During the colourful inauguration ceremony of the new cargo terminal, found at the Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, on June 29, 2017, the beaming Prime Minister and his colleagues roamed from site to site visiting the giant terminal, and launched its services that sprawl over a 150,000sqm plot of land.

The cargo terminal that cost 150 million dollars of investment took close to three years for completion. The project’s funders, the French Agency for Development (AFD) and KfW IPEX-Bank were also present at the ceremony. The duo financed the project with a loan of 80 million dollars and 36 million dollars, respectively.

The new terminal triples the current capacity of the Airline. Beyond boosting the service and competitiveness of the Airline, the cargo terminal is commended for its role in accelerating the creation of an African cargo hub in the country. Still, with happy faces everywhere in the giant premises, Ethiopian Airlines announced that the third phase of the project has already kicked off. Also, design work for the third cargo terminal is also completed which will add a 67pc capacity on what was achieved so far.


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