Assessment On The Contribution Of Inland Port And Terminal Development For Ethiopian Logistics Sector The Case Of Ethiopian Shipping And Logistics Service Enterprise

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The main intention of this research study is to assess the Inland Port and TerminalrnDevelopment Contribution for the Logistics Industry of the Country (Ethiopia).ThernCase of Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Service Enterprise Modjo port andrnterminal. The Inland Port and Terminal (Dry Port) defined as a place where located inrnheartland serves as seaport that customer services, custom clearances, consolidation,rnwarehousing, container stuffing/unstaffing, storage, inventory control, freightrnforwarding & repair facilities provided.rnThe research study utilized cross-sectional research design (mixed research approach)rnthat both qualitative and quantitative data used for analysis. As a target population ofrnthe research study 225 permanent employees of the Modjo Dry Port and Terminal ofrnthe Enterprise nominated from which 144 sample sizes determined through stratifiedrnand purposive sampling methods based on the research objectives, with 95%rnconfidence interval.rnThe researcher used both primary and secondary data for the research study. The datarncollection have been made for the primary data through questioner & structuredrninterview with the port and terminal employees’ and the secondary data derived fromrnarticles reports journal data sources. The quantitative collected data analyzed by usingrnSPSS (20 version) statistical tools.rnThe research study revealed that the inland port and terminal developmentrncontribution found substantial for Ethiopian logistics industry enhancement and servernas simplification gears for major import/export goods flows of the country. Thernresearch study findings identified that in Modjo dry port and terminal it has beenrnwitnessed the unavailability of sufficient working materials (such as port equipment,rntrucks, etc.), lack of skilled manpower and low level to computerized system thatrnhave lagging effects on daily port operations of the inland port and terminal. Based onrnthe research finding, recommendation suggested for alleviation of the problems.

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Assessment On The Contribution Of Inland Port And Terminal Development For Ethiopian Logistics Sector The Case Of Ethiopian Shipping And Logistics Service Enterprise

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