Port of Djibouti

Port of Djibouti
The container terminal at the Port of Djibouti.
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Location
Country	Djibouti
Location	Djibouti
Coordinates	11°36′19″N 43°08′21″E / 11.6053°N 43.1392°E / 11.6053; 43.1392
UN/LOCODE	DJPOD[1]
Details
Operated by	Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority
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Website www.portdedjibouti.com

The Port of Djibouti is a port in Djibouti, the capital of Djibouti. It is strategically located at the crossroads of one of the busiest shipping routes in the world, linking Europe, the Far East, the Horn of Africa and the Persian Gulf. The port serves as a key refueling and transshipment center, and is the principal maritime outlet for imports to and exports from neighboring Ethiopia.^[2] An estimated 2,500 ships pass through and call through the port every day.^[3]

The economy of Djibouti relies heavily on the strategic location of its port since about a third of all daily shipping in the world passes the north-east edge of Africa.^[4] The port has been at the center of a legal dispute between port operator DP World and the government of Djibouti since 2018, when DP World's port concession was revoked by presidential decree.^[5]