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eBiz Africa Review
Summer 2013 /
Été 2013
COMPANIES /
ENTREPRISES
Spearheading the country’s trans-
formation is the transport industry,
which is steamrolling ahead after
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strategic location between the Gulf
of Adan and the Red Sea and the
fact that its neighbors need to pass
through it to have access to their
imports, transport and maritime
is of vital importance to Ethiopia’s
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In order to get Ethiopia’s prime
state-owned industry in line with the
targets set, the inherent internal inef-
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2010, it was noted that there were
too many transactions taking place,
leading to bottlenecks and clutter
owing to the excessive number of
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To this end, the Ethiopian govern-
ment made a revolutionary move in
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transport companies - Ethiopian
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Transit Services Enterprise, and Dry
Port Enterprise were merged into
one single entity: Ethiopian Shipping
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The key advantage, according to
CEO Dr Ahmed Tusa Dalu, is greater
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ties dealing with the one customer,
transport services are now being
provided “by one company to one
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Ethiopian government
made a revolutionary move
in 2011 and merged the
three primary maritime
transport companies
into one single entity to
become more dynamic
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The merger was executed over two
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roles under the new organizational
structure; a gentle shifting around
of personnel and roles was unavoid-
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“breaking the ice” period, as three
corporate cultures came together to
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The second phase, which is not
yet underway, will involve improv-
ing the company so that it is up to
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month period, based on the recom-
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Despite being a merger of compa-
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lative experience, ESLSE is a new
entity, and it will need the relevant
advice to get a strong footing under
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ESLSE is made up of four core ser-
vices: shipping, agency, stevedor-
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The main focus of ESLSE shipping is
to provide Coastal and International
Marine Transport services, to and
from Djibouti Port, through the Ports
of the Gulf and Indian sub-Continent,
China, Korea, Japan, Singapore,
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ESLSE is a new entity, and
it will need the relevant
advice to get a strong
footing under its new name
The Shipping Sector provides unin-
terrupted sea transport service in
and around the above ports with its
own ships as well as via slot charter-
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is taken when handling all the cargo
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In regards to agency services,
ESLSE’s Shipping Sector branch
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port authorities whenever its own
ships as well as other principal ships
call to port, and they process all due
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in providing stevedoring services in
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able to provide a top-notch load-
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Additionally, ESLSE deals with shore
handling, which includes the safe
storage of unloaded cargo from
vessels in the Djibouti Port until
they have been transported to their
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The importance of human resources
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ELSE has since taken a holistic
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Maritime Training Institute is a shin-
ing example of the emphasis ESLSE
places on human resource develop-
ment carried out within the com-
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trainees with the full range of skills
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great employment opportunities
with ESLSE, and they can also mar-
ket themselves in the international
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