addressed through donor funded operations. This ESW focuses on roads, air, and port transport. Transport infrastructure and …

world over the last five years. The combined throughput of container terminals in the region reached almost 5 million twenty … additional port movements generated by transshipment in regional hub(s). Given the regional dynamics of ports in West Africa …, there is also a good case for more cooperation between West African countries on port reform, competition and regulation …

costly. To reduce trade costs, the priority should be to transform the Port of Dar es Salaam. An efficient port is critical … local and regional consumers and firms that heavily depend on the performance of the port in their daily endeavors. …

decade, an outstanding port and logistics hub with few precedents in other African countries. The objective of the present … study is to strengthen the competitiveness of the ports of Djibouti (old port of Djibouti and new port of Doraleh) and … ensure their medium-term and long-term development by designing a modern and efficient regulation system for private port …

Traffic at Chittagong Port, which handles 90 percent of Bangladesh's foreign trade, has been growing rapidly. The … is projected for the foreseeable future. Chittagong Port has not responded to this demand growth effectively, resulting … in congestions and delays at the port, as well as high costs to port users. The delays and uncertainties in port services …

country's connectivity with world markets, encounters difficulties when it comes to facilitating international trade. Two of … dredging and port terminal operation concessions. At present, the contractual terms of these reforms are coming to an end, so …

using value-added and property taxes. The income tax rate is among the lowest in the world while most excise tax rates are …

, where relevant, key areas for future attention. The topics are: international shipping, gateway ports, domestic maritime … transport, four related sectors, cruise ship tourism, tuna fisheries, fossil fuel imports, and bulk shipping, natural disasters …