Berbera, Somaliland, November 4, 2006 (SL Times) – Lately, there has been a substantial increase in the number of ships docking at Somaliland’s port of Berbera.

As reported by Somaliland Times correspondent in Berbera, Ahmad Adan Dheere, most of the ships were carrying commercial goods (food products as well as durable goods). The mechanize belonged to both Somali and Ethiopian businessmen. The fact that Ethiopian businessmen are now importing commercial items through the port of Berbera is a new milestone, because in the past Ethiopian businessmen imported only automobiles through the port of Berbera.