23 Konecranes heavy FLTs for Ethiopia

Twenty-three heavy-duty fork lift trucks from Konecranes, are to be delivered to the  Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise (ESLSE), based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, next month (April) 12 weeks after the order was placed.  They will be deployed in the Port of Djibouti and at the dry port of Modjo.

The order is made up of SMV 10-1200Bs, SMV 15-1200Bs, SMV 20-1200Bs, SMV 25-1200Bs and SMV28-1200Bs machines.

The Port of Djibouti serves as the principle import/export hub for Ethiopia, handling general cargo and an annual container throughput of 800,000 teu, from where containers are transported by road to the dry port of Modjo, situated 800 km from Dijbouti, for onward distribution.