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Boost for Lapsset as Ethiopia imports fertiliser via Lamu port

Ongoing offloading and packaging of 60,000 metric tons of fertilizer imported by the Ethiopian Government aboard their ship MV Abbay II at Lamu Port. [Robert Menza, Standard]

Ethiopia has received its first cargo through Lamu Port signalling its intent to support the development of Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) corridor project.

The arrival of Mv Abbey II vessel owned by Ethiopian Shipping Line with 60,000 tonnes of fertiliser indicated that Kenya and Ethiopia are on track to fully implement the Lapsset corridor dream mooted 54 years ago despite earlier reports that the neighbouring country had abandoned the plan.

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