Djiboutian terminal signs deal to boost throughput

Djibouti’s Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) has reached an agreement with Pacific International Lines (PIL) which will add 300,000 teu to the facility’s annual throughout.

The added throughput represents a 33% increase compared to the current volume handled at the facility and will provide 20% of the terminal’s total annual capacity, which is 1.6m teu.

The agreement was made between PIL and the terminal’s state-owned operators, Doraleh Container Terminal Management Company (DCTMC), which assumed control of DCT when the Djiboutian government ended DP World’s contract earlier this month for a perceived failure of management.