DP World Berbera New Port
ميناء بربرة الجديد لموانئ دبي العالمية
Dekedda Cusub ee DP World ee Berbera
DP World Berbera New Port View.
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Location
Country Somaliland
LocationBerbera
Coordinates10°25′44″N 44°59′24″E / 10.429°N 44.990°E / 10.429; 44.990
UN/LOCODESOBBO[1]
Details
Opened24 June 2021[2]
Operated byDP World
Owned byDP World
Draft depth17 m
Managing DirectorSupachai Wattanaveerachai[3]
Statistics
Website
www.dpworldberbera.com

The DP World Berbera New Port (Somali: Dekedda Cusub ee DP World ee Berbera, Arabic: ميناء بربرة الجديد لموانئ دبي العالمية), also known as DP World Berbera, is the new port of the DP World in the city of Berbera and its only branch in Republic of Somaliland.[4]

Overview

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World with Dr. Saad Ali Shire, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Republic of Somaliland at the signing ceremony at DP World's flagship Jebel Ali Port in Dubai.

In May 2016, DP World signed a US$442 million agreement with the government of Somaliland, to operate a regional trade and logistics hub at the Port of Berbera.[5] The project, which will be phased in, will also involve the setting up of a free zone.

On 1 March 2018, Ethiopia became a major shareholder following an agreement with DP World and the Somaliland Port Authority. DP World holds a 51% stake in the project, Somaliland 30% and Ethiopia the remaining 19%.

President Musa Bihi Abdi with Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Mustafa Muhummed Omer (Agjar), President of Somali Region of Ethiopia and Ahmed Shide Minister of Finance and Dagmawit Moges Minister of Transport of Ethiopia inaugurated the first phase of the new terminal of DP World Berbera

On 24 July 2021, The new container terminal in Berbera Port was officially inaugurated by Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World and a government delegation from Ethiopia, led by Ahmed Shide Minister of Finance and Dagmawit Moges Minister of Transport A new 400-meter berth and three ship gantry cranes with a capacity of 500,000 TEUs per year.[6][7][8]

Berbera Corridor

Berbera Corridor, also known as Berbera – Wajaale Road

The construction of the Berbera corridor was an integral part of a contract agreement made by the Somaliland government and the United Arab Emirates and its owned port company Dubai Ports World.

Expansion & Growth Forecast

According to World Bank, the volumes handled in the Port of Berbera are expected to increase from 3.0 million ton in 2016 to 18.1 million ton in 2050. With approximately 47.1 percent of the volumes handled by the Port of Berbera in 2050, dry bulks are predicted to be the largest cargo type, followed by containers with 39.4 percent and general cargo with 9.3 percent. Containerized cargo is split equally between imports and exports, whereas dry bulks are expected to consist entirely of imports. General cargo exports represent about 90 percent of total volumes in 2050, with livestock being the primary export commodity. With just 10,000 tons (about 7,000 vehicle units) in 2050, vehicles represent the smallest cargo type. As there is not export of crude oil, liquid bulk volumes are not a significant import commodity either in 2050, representing just 0.8 million ton in 2050. Total volumes are expected to increase with a compounded annual growth rate of 8.7 percent in 2016-2030, 3.8 percent in 2030-2040, and 2.7 percent in 2040-2050. The large difference in these growth rates is because Berbera is expected to capture 7.5 percent of the Ethiopian container, dry bulk, and general cargo volumes between 2021 and 2025.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UNLOCODE (SO) - SOMALIA". www.unece.org. UNECE. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "DP World and Somalia open new terminal at Berbera, Somaliland Port, announce second phase expansion and break ground for Economic Zone".
  3. ↑ "DP World distributes food baskets to 9,000 families in Somaliland". www.mediaoffice.ae.
  4. ↑ "DP WORLD Berbera | DP World -Berbera". www.dpworldberbera.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Dubai's DP World agrees to manage Port in Somaliland for 30 years". thenational.ae. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Modern Terminal Opens at Somaliland's Berbera Port".
  7. ↑ "DP World, Somaliland open new terminal at Berbera Port".
  8. ↑ "DP World and Somaliland open new terminal at Berbera Port".
  9. ↑ "Port Development and Competition in East and Southern Africa: Prospects and Challenges" (PDF). World Bank.
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