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Port of Mogadishu

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2014, the federal government officially delegated management of the Mogadishu Port to Al-Bayrak. The Turkish company's head Ahmed Salim indicated that under the terms of the agreement, 55% of revenue generated at the seaport will go to the government and the remaining 45% is earmarked for the firm. According to Minister for Transports and Seaport Yussuf Maolim Amin, the management transfer is expected to double the federal authorities' income from the Port. Al-Bayrak's modernization project will cost $ 80 million.
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in accordance with international security protocols, erect a modern port administration building, and clean the ship entrance channels via underwater surveillance. As of September 2014, the first phase of the renovations were reportedly complete, with the second phase underway. During its first month
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postponed finalization of the Seaport Management Deal pending the approval of a new foreign investment bill. The MPs also requested that the agreement be submitted to the legislature for deliberation and to ensure that the interests of the port's manual labourers are taken into account. In September
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officials specializing in infrastructure reconstruction concurrently visited the facility in June 2013. According to Mogadishu Port manager Abdullahi Ali Nur, the delegates along with local Somali officials received reports on the port's functions as part of the rebuilding project's planning stages.
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endorsed an agreement with the Turkish firm Al-Bayrak to manage the Port of Mogadishu for a 5-year period. According to the Prime Minister's Office, the deal was secured by the Ministry of Ports and Public Works, and also assigns Al-Bayrak responsibility for rebuilding and modernizing the port.
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launched a new transportation reform initiative at the Port of Mogadishu. The minister met with local transportation union officials to discuss how to optimize the new system's implementation, ensure its transparency and accountability, and gauge their requirements and those of the owners of
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Towards 2014, a Dubai-registered shipping line company advanced its expansion to Mogadishu Port. In 2015, African Shipping Line-Kenya made registration and presence as a ship agency, and container agent in the Port of Mogadishu. African Shipping Line- ASLINE Somalia, a representative of
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transported goods that they represent. According to Mohamed, the project's ultimate goal is to establish a fair transportation system. He also stressed that transport owners should make sure that their vehicles are in good condition and attain the standards of goods owners.
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launched the Mogadishu Port Rehabilitation Project, an initiative to rebuild, develop and modernize the port. The renovations include the installation of Alpha Logistics technology. A joint international delegation consisting of the Director of the
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According to Al-Bayrak, the majority of its revenue share will be re-invested in the seaport through additional port-based trade and new docks, construction materials and machinery. The company also plans to install an environment wall and a
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in 1890 were the first improvements made in order to create a modern port. The port has since increased in capacity to become most important port of
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was a transatlantic ship that served the port of Mogadiscio. Later, in 1941 the port was damaged by British bombings during
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based in Mogadishu. This was the second of four sister ships all built to the same design: the other ships were the
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In 1934, the port of Italian Mogadiscio had exports of 43.467 tons of agricultural products (mainly bananas) to
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In 1936 the port started to have a weekly international ship line for passengers, connecting Mogadishu with
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In 2013, the Port of Mogadishu's management reportedly reached an agreement with representatives of the
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and Europe. For this commercial transport were used the service of special container-ships called "
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During the 1960s the port was improved, thanks to studies done by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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of operation under Al-Bayrak, the port generated $ 2.7 million in service revenue.
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the port of Mogasdishu was very small and only with the arrival of the
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The Port of Mogadishu was created as a modern port (called in Italian
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existed in what is now modern Mogadishu. However, during the
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Ports like Kismayo, Bosasso and Berbera port in Somaliland.
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A man controls cargo handling equipment as they offload.
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Alberto Arecchi: Mogadiscio ed urbanesimo (in Italian)
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Al-Bayrak had previously overseen construction of the
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Index


Country
Somalia
Mogadishu
Coordinates
2°1′N 45°19′E / 2.017°N 45.317°E / 2.017; 45.317
UN/LOCODE
Operated by
Albayrak Group
Owned by
www.portofmogadishu.com
Somali
Italian
seaport
Mogadishu
Somalia
Roman empire
Sarapion
Middle Ages
Italians
Somalia
Italian Somalia
railway
Mogadishu
Addis Abeba
Italy
auxiliary cruiser
Ramb II
banana boat
Ramb I

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