Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics /ESL/ held the annual global Shipping agency meeting.

Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics /ESL/ held the annual global Shipping agency meeting with its 38 Agents worldwide, on May 5, 2023, in Rome, Italy.

This meeting marks as first after four years since the Covid-19 pandemic surfaced. The last ESL agency meeting was held on June 2019 in Addis Ababa.

Ambassador Demitu Hambissa, Ethiopian Ambassador to Italy, H.E Dr. Alemu Semie, ministry of MoTL, and Dr. Beriso Amelo, CEO of ESL, have made welcome and opening remarks.

It was mentioned that the meeting helps to discuss strengths and shortcomings encountered in the course of service delivery and solve repeated issues that arise in day-to-day operational activities.

During the meeting, Captain Wondossen Kassa, deputy CEO of ESL, Shipping Service Sector, explained the overview of ESL's current activities & major achievements in the previous few years.

Furthermore, ESL’s past few years’ Operational and Financial performance, Major challenges, Future perspectives, and courses of action were presented by Chief Officer Tewodros Million, commercial department director of the shipping service sector, and discussed with participants.

In addition, the overview of the shipping industry was presented by the participant agents named National Shipping, PENAVICO Tiangin, and CCTAN.