Reviving Trade Routes : Evidence from the Maputo Corridor

Most trade moves along a few high-density routes: the corridors. Improving their performance has emerged as a necessary ingredient for growth and integration into the regional and global economy. In Africa, this is recognized at the continental level, where program for infrastructure development in Africa (PIDA) has identified 42 corridors that should form a core network for regional integration and global connectivity. Several distinctive features appear to be necessary conditions for a successful corridor, namely (i) a combination of public and private investments to improve infrastructure, (ii) an institutional framework to promote and facilitate coordination, (iii) a focus on operational efficiency of the logistics services and infrastructure, and (iv) a proven economic potential. Reviewing the experience of an apparently successful corridor can help one learn the optimal mix and trade-offs among the ingredients and enable replication of success on other corridors. The lessons from the Maputo corridor can help the regional economic communities (REC), countries, corridor users, and development partners to better focus their corridor strategies to maximize economic growth. The present work focuses on three aspects of its revival: corridors as enablers of trade and economic development; improvement of logistics through investments and reforms; institutional framework adapted according to objectives.

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Main Authors:	Sequeira, Sandra, Hartmann, Olivier, Kunaka, Charles
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-11
Subjects:	AIRPORTS, ALTERNATIVE ROUTE, ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT, ALUMINUM, AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC, AXLE LOAD, BORDER CROSSING, BORDER CROSSINGS, BORDER POSTS, BORDER TRAFFIC, BOTTLENECKS, BRIDGE, BULK TERMINAL, BULK TERMINALS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, CARGO, CARGO HANDLING, CARGO MOVEMENTS, CARGO OWNERS, CATCHMENT, CATCHMENT AREA, CONCESSION, CONCESSION MODEL, CONCESSIONS, CONSUMER GOODS, CONTAINER TERMINAL, CONTAINER TERMINAL CONCESSIONS, CONTAINER TERMINALS, CONTAINER TRAFFIC, CONTAINERIZATION, CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT, CORRIDOR SERVICE, CORRIDOR TRANSPORT, DEMAND FOR RAIL TRANSPORT, DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT, DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES, DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR, DOMESTIC MARKET, DRIVING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC MULTIPLIER EFFECTS, EFFICIENT TRANSPORT, EFFICIENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUITY INVESTMENTS, FEEDER ROADS, FIXED FEES, FRAMEWORK, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, FREIGHT FORWARDING, FREIGHT RAIL, FREIGHT TRANSPORT, HEAVY VEHICLES, HIGH TRANSPORT, HIGHWAY, IMPACT OF TRANSPORT, INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, JOINT VENTURE, JOURNEY, LAND TRANSPORT, LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES, LANES, LOADING, LOCOMOTIVES, LOGISTICS COMPANIES, LOGISTICS GROUP, LOGISTICS SERVICES, MAIN ROAD, MAINTENANCE COSTS, MEMBER COUNTRIES, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MOBILITY, NATIONAL ROADS, PARKING, PASSENGER, PASSENGER TRAFFIC, PASSENGER VEHICLES, PASSENGERS, PORT AUTHORITIES, PORT AUTHORITY, PORT FACILITIES, PORT SERVICES, POWER, PPP, PRIVATE OPERATORS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS, PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRIVATIZATION PROCESS, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC WORKS, RAIL, RAIL CORRIDOR, RAIL CORRIDORS, RAIL FREIGHT, RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT, RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE, RAIL LINK, RAIL NETWORK, RAIL NETWORKS, RAIL SERVICE, RAIL SERVICE PROVIDERS, RAIL SERVICES, RAIL TRAFFIC, RAIL TRANSPORT, RAILWAY, RAILWAY CAPACITY, RAILWAY COMPANY, RAILWAY LINE, RAILWAY LINES, RAILWAYS, REGIONAL TRANSPORT, REGULATORY AGENCIES, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, ROAD, ROAD CONCESSION, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD SYSTEM, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, ROLLING STOCK, ROUTE, ROUTES, SATURATION, SERVICE PROVIDER, SHARING, SHIPPING LINES, STEEL, TERMINAL OPERATOR, TERMINAL OPERATORS, TIMBER, TOLL, TOLL HIGHWAY, TOLL PLAZA, TOLL PLAZAS, TOLL ROAD, TOLLS, TRACK, TRADE DOCUMENTS, TRADE FACILITATION, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TRAFFIC DATA, TRAFFIC FLOWS, TRAFFIC GROWTH, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRAINS, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSIT, TRANSIT CORRIDOR, TRANSIT TRADE, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT CAPACITY, TRANSPORT CHARGES, TRANSPORT CORRIDORS, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT DEMAND, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING, TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS, TRANSPORT MODES, TRANSPORT NETWORK, TRANSPORT NETWORKS, TRANSPORT POLICIES, TRANSPORT PROJECTS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, TRUCK TRAFFIC, TRUCKING, TRUCKING COMPANIES, TRUCKS, UNDERPINNING, VEHICLE, VEHICLE TRAFFIC, VEHICLES, WAGONS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/23853397/reviving-trade-routes-evidence-maputo-corridor https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21571
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