(Photo : Courtesy of Flying Swans Consortium)borkenaAugust 24, 2020On August 22, Ethiopia launched its first export of horticultural products by train from Mojo dry ports. Products are destined to reach Europe via Djibouti. “The first ever refrigerated container carrying fruit was loaded at the train from Ethiopia to Djibouti,” said a press release by Flying Swans Consortium, a Dutch cross-industry coalition that is entrusted in coordinating the project in the Netherlands. Ethiopia, Djibouti and The Netherlands are cooperating for the project. (Photo : Courtesy of Flying Swans Consortium)Ethiopia’s Minister of Transport, Dagmawit Moges, and stakeholders from other organizations were present when the loading of the container was launched over the weekend.

Source: Ethiopian News August 25, 2020 03:33 UTC