The country’s lack of direct access to a seaport imposes extremely high costs on the citizens. The price of a commodity is determined among others by logistics costs. In many countries, logistics costs are considered reasonable when they account for 5–15% of the total price of goods. In this context, logistics costs refer specifically to expenses related to the movement, storage, and handling of goods. Having enough dry ports, that can as a container refugee place, across the nation help to reduce cost of commodities by substantially reducing container demurrage.

Source: Ethiopian News March 08, 2026 07:36 UTC