Tag: Djibouti

Djibouti is the latest country to benefit from a national training workshop on implementation and enforcement of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

Amid coronavirus pandemic and the crew change matter that has arise, Djibouti carried out its first repatriation process in order to get back home the seafarers who have been stranded by the outbreak.

DP World has won a further legal hearing against the Government of Djibouti regarding the Doraleh Container Terminal. A Tribunal of the London Court of International Arbitration ordered Djibouti to restore the rights and benefits under the 2006 Concession Agreement to DP World and Doraleh Container Terminal SA within two months, or pay damages.

DP World stands against a decision to be taken later this week by the government of Djibouti to implement the country’s high court to rule all previous international adjudications. The company said that such a decision is 'a complete disregard for and contravention of the global legal system and existing contracts.'

The USCG announced that it will implement conditions of entry on vessels arriving from the Republic of Djibouti. These conditions intend to protect the US from vessels arriving from countries that have been found to have deficient port anti-terrorism measures in place.

In its latest East and Southern Africa (worldwide) Container Trades 2019 report by Darron Wadey, Dynamar focuses on South Africa struggling during 2017 but has now seen a return to growth. The East, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Islands trade, abbreviated as ESAf, has a coastline stretching some 21,000 kilometers, with fronts on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

On Thursday, the east African state of Djibouti commissioned a $3.5 billion, Chinese-built free trade zone, deepening ties with the Asian giant and helping the Horn of Africa nation generate more jobs. The new trade zone covers 48 square km and was built by China’s Dalian Port Corporation.

Speaking to local media, Djibouti's Finance Minister Ilyas Dawaleh said that the country welcomes China's attempt to involve in the country's port development. The two countries also agreed on a partnership to improve general cooperation between them.

The agreement aims to improve the performance at the Doraleh Container Terminal, making it possible to handle an extra 300,000 20-foot TEU annually. The Doraleh terminal has a capacity of 1.6 million TEUs per year. This agreement came shortly after, Djibouti ended its cooperation with Dubai’s DP World.

CMA CGM announced the launch, starting July 2, of its new service between the East Mediterrane an, Djibouti, Arabian Gulf, Pakistan and India. The service is one of the fastest between these strategic zones and connects CMA CGM hubs in the Mediterranean and the Arabian Gulf.