Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa's largest airline group, has opened a state-of-the-art e-commerce logistics facility in Addis Ababa.
Located within the Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics complex, this newly built facility specializes in e-commerce, postal and courier logistics services, bridging the logistics gap and positioning Addis Ababa in Africa and the rest of the world. The aim is to position it as a cross-border e-commerce logistics hub. .
“The opening of this state-of-the-art e-commerce logistics facility is an important advancement for Ethiopian Airlines Group and the African economy as a whole,” said Mesfin Taseu, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group.
“We have introduced high-end technology into our infrastructure that will revolutionize the way goods are transported and delivered in the African e-commerce industry. Through this facility, Ethiopian Airlines will expand its e-commerce services in Ethiopia and the African continent. Paving the way to development.
“The facility, built on an area of 15,000 square meters, has a processing capacity of 150,000 tons per year. Our $55 million investment has really paid off, bringing the continent's e-commerce industry in line with global trends. I am glad that I was able to do so.”
The facility offers a wide range of services including consolidation, deconsolidation, sorting, repacking, labeling and more.
Customers can now easily track their packages from anywhere.
Ethiopian Cargo Logistics Services, one of the group's strategically profitable business units, has won numerous awards including:
➢ Received two prestigious awards at Air Cargo News Awards 2023
➢ Best Cargo Airline in Africa at Maiden Arabian Cargo Awards
➢ Winner of the Sustainable Cargo Airline of the Africa Award at the 2023 Freightweek Sustainability Awards
➢ Awarded African Cargo Airline of the Year and African Air Cargo Brand of the Year 2023 by STAT Trade Times Cargo Excellence Awards
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