MARKET 05 · EAST AFRICA
Ethiopia: landlocked, so the Djibouti corridor is part of the quotation.
Freight to Ethiopia runs through Djibouti and then by rail or road to Adama and Addis. That makes bundle count and container fill more valuable than a small price difference on steel.
Because the last leg is expensive per tonne, the frame should arrive dense: nested bundles, cut to bay so there is no site waste, and fittings packed inside the bundle rather than in separate cartons.
| Decision | Option A | Option B |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 6 m standard | cut to bay (4 m) |
| Container | 40HQ | 40GP |
| Fittings | inside bundles | separate carton (avoid) |
| Cutting | at mill | on site (waste + coating damage) |
Cutting on site is cheaper only if labour is free and the coating damage does not matter. In a humid highland site it does matter, so we recommend cutting at the mill and touching in only where a site adjustment is unavoidable.
Ask for the rail leg in writing
Djibouti port handling and the rail slot are booked by your forwarder. We supply the packing list and weights in the format they need; we do not book the corridor.
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Tell us the site region, the port and the load case. We will send the frame schedule with the coating and packing notes for that route.