1. Djibouti Strategic Location
Infrastructures & Investments
in Ports, Free Zones and Maritime related Business Activities
Aboubaker Omar Hadi
Chairman of Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority

2. 1. Djibouti Overview
2. Existing Infrastructures
3. Infrastructures Expansions
4. Future Infrastructures
5. Summary of Development Projects

3. Djibouti Overview Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Forecast 2013 USD 1199 1258
Independent since 1977
Area: 23,200 Km²
Language :
Official languages are Arabic & French
English is spoken by Traders & Hoteliers
Afar & Somali are spoken locally.
Currency: Djibouti Franc has fixed parity with US Dollars since 1949
Main economic sector is the port and port-related activities
Gross Domestic Product per capita:
Economy based on service sector (82% of GDP); Ports & related activities : 78% of the GDP
Member of
ACP
AGOA
COMESA
IGAD
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
Forecast 2013
USD
1199
1258
1346
1383
1450

4. Djibouti Macroeconomic Indicators

5. Map of the Coastal & Landlocked African Countries
9 East Africans landlock countries
of which 6 countries are in Djibouti
Corridor Hinterland
Area: 16,374,944 Km²
Population: 238,134,156
20 Coastal Countries
8 Coastal
Countries

6. The hinterland Port Sudan Djibouti’s Ports Port Mombasa Malakal
Addis Abeba
Wau
Juba
Port
Mombasa

7. Existing Infrastructures

8. Facilities: A Performant Logistic Platform
Port of Djibouti SA (4100 m of berth)
Multi Purpose Port: 3200m of berth
Bulk Terminal: 500m of berth
Container Terminal :400m of berth
with RoRo berth , 12m berth depth.
HDTL
Pumping capacity : 2000 T/hour/line
Operation : 24 hours
Depth : 20m
Berths: Two.
PORT OF DJIBOUTI SA
DCT
DFZ
No corporate Tax; One Stop Shop; Open a company within 48 hours
163 Free Zone companies registered with DPFZA; 39 Nationalities ; 68% from overseas;
Office space, warehouses, Light Industrial Units ,hangar and serviced land.
DCT
World Class Productivity: 34m/hr/crane average
1050m of berth, 18m berth depth.

9. Infrastructure
Expansions

10. DCT:Phase II Phase II Phase I Phase II Phase I 2013-2015
950m quay length to reach a total of 2000m
3 million TEU capacity
Phase I
1050m quay length
18m draught
6 Super Post Panamax quay cranes
(+2 in September 2013)
16RTG(+8 in September 2013)
1.5 million TEU capacity

11. Storage Tanks Expansion
: Phase II
Storage Tanks Expansion
LPG Expansion
Oil Terminal: second phase of the Oil Terminal Construction
phase will start in 4th quarter 2013;
Traffic: increase of 30% of the actual capacity

12. Future Infrastructures

13. Future Mega-Projects 1 9 2 8 5 4 3 6 11 10 12 7 13
1.Ship Repair Yard 2.Port of Tadjourah 3.Port of Ghoubet 4.LNG Terminal
5.New Multipurpose Port 6. Crude Oil Terminal 7. Livestock Port of Damergo 8. Business District
9.Tadjourah-Mekele Railway 10.Djibouti-Addis Abeba Railway 11.Khor Ambado Free Zone
12.Jabanas Free Zone 13.Chebelleh International Airport & Cargo Village

14. Pipelines Projects Crude Oil: 6.7 billion barrels
Melut-Djibouti: 1672Km
Gallup
LNG: 7.5 Trillion m3
Djibouti-Gallup: 805Km

15. Trans-African Railways
Far East/Europe Route:
20.1 M TEU
Far East/East Coast of USA Route:
12 M TEU
Far East /East Coast of South America Route: 4.6 M TEU
Djibouti-Lagos: 4870km
Djibouti-Dakar: 6959 km
Far East /West Africa route:5.4M TEU

16. Railway Projects 2 Billion Tons of Potash
Tadjourah-Galafi : 124Km ;Total Investment of 600 Million USD
Galafi
Galilleh
Djibouti-Galilleh: 98Km; Total Investment of 500 Million USD

17. Djibouti Shipping Company
Aqaba
Ain Sukhna
Djibouti Shipping
Company
Jebel Ali
Mumbai
Jeddah
Salalah
Port Sudan
Aden
DJIBOUTI
Monbassa
Dar Es Salam
Four container carriers
Carrying capacity: 3000 TEUS
Beira
Maputo
Durban

18. Summary of Development Projects in Djibouti ports, free zones and maritime related business activities
Projects
Cost of Studies
Start of studies
Start of Project
Total Cost of Project
Finance
Ship Repair & Drydocks
350 000 USD
2013
400 millions USD
Not yet Secured
Development activities 
of the fishing port
200 000 USD
20 millions USD
Secured
Chebelleh Airport & Cargo Village (Phase I)
700 000 USD 
1st quarter 2013
320 millions USD
JABANAS Free Zone
in PK12
600 000 USD
50 millions USD
Secured  
Doraleh Container Terminal
Phase I b
Internal study
Completed
30 millions USD
Phase II
1 000 000 USD
In progress
300 millions USD
Secured 
marine Services-tug boats
1th quarter 2013
300 000 USD
New Multi-Purpose Port
( Port of Djibouti)
1 000 000 USD
3rd quarter 2013
300 million USD
Business District
Under study
Djibouti-Galilleh Railway
2 000 000 USD
500 million USD
Tadjourah-Galafi Railway
4th quarter 2012
600 million USD

19. Summary of Development Projects in Djibouti ports and free zones maritime related business activities
Projects
Cost of Studies
Start of studies
Start of Project
Total Cost of Project
Finance
Livestock Port of 
Damerjog
700 000 USD
3rd quarter 2013
70 millions USD
Not yet Secured
Port of Ghoubet
Export of salt from Lake Assal
250 000 USD
Completed
1th quarter
64 millions USD
Secured
Port of Tadjoura 
(Potash / Mineral)
820 000 USD
Phase I
80 millions USD
Phase II
Oil Port
Storage tanks / Refined products
500 000 USD
2nd quarter 2012
4 th quarter 2013
60 millions USD
  LPG
300 000 USD
1st quarter 2012
7 millions USD
LNG
1 500 000 USD
End of 2013
2014
2.6 billion USD
Crude Oil Terminal
1 000 000 USD
4th quarter 2013
200 million USD
Secured  
Khor Ambado Free Zone
To be determined
To be developed in several phases
Djibouti Shipping Company
4th quarter 2012
2nd quarter 2013
TOTAL PROJECT 
USD
43.03 % of the total amount are already been secured

20. Total Investments
The coming 3 years, we are going to invest over Billion USD on the development of ports and maritime related business activities.
43.03% of the total amount of Billion USD are already been secured.

21. Thank you