Assessing The Practice Of Multimodal Transport Operation Service In Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Service Enterpirse
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
International multimodal transport is one means of facilitating efficient and cost effective transit
logistic service of country’s for international trade. ESLSE has been designated as a sole Multi
Modal Operator (MTO) in the Country. Not only as land locked country like Ethiopia but also
internationally, most of countries get benefit of multimodal transport that can minimize logistics
cost and transit time due to Cargoes can be moved from one country to another with single
administration document (SAD) and one multimodal operator. Most of reviews of literature show
that the implementations of multimodal transport system in Ethiopia have been bottle nicked by
various problems. These problems include poor existing infrastructure and lack of basic
infrastructures, congestion of dry ports, inefficient and ineffective freight vehicles, long and
inefficient custom clearance process and lack of competition in multimodal transport due to this
the standards of gracing paired and dwelling time was unable to attain. This study was made with
the main objective of evaluating the practice of multimodal transport service in Ethiopian
Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise. In order to achieve this objective, has used
explanatory research design and employ mixed research methodology in order to triangulate the
data’s (Quantitative and Qualitative). To collect data from respondent and other sources, this
study used primary and secondary sources of data.Out of the 159 questionnaires distributed only
138were successfully returned back.The data was collected using questionnaire and interview,
and data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and interpretation with the support of
secondary data the finding of the research showed that the majority of customers were either
disagreed or strongly disagreed with the many of performance indicator according to the study
result recommended severely that the need to improvement of multimodal transport service
infrastructure. This will provoke the need for furthers research at national level in order to assure
the theoretically supported effect of the multimodal transport service.
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result recommended severely, inefficient and ineffective freight vehicles, improvement of multimodal transport