All the countries abutting on the Red Sea and on the Gulf of Aden as well as the East African coast will gain in economic, political, and strategic importance as soon as the Suez Canal is reopened to shipping. The present article discusses the situation in an important subregion of this area,...

A free market in the sphere of transport is to be established in the European Community by 1992. What conditions prevail today in this sector and what steps must be taken in order to establish a workable Common Transport Market?

The UN General Assembly has designated the 1978–1988 period as a Decade of Transport in Africa to draw attention to the immense efforts that are—in an internationally coordinated fashion—still needed in this continent. What contribution to Africa’s social and economic development may be...

The article offers a survey of the different international bodies concerned with European transport policy, their relative competencies and special problems. Furthermore, some fundamental guidelines are provided which should be followed in order to achieve more efficiency in traffic.

This article deals with transport as a service and as an investment sector. It shows the special role of transport in national economy and draws attention to some problems, which are characteristic and of particular importance to LDCs.