Guatemala : Elements of a Transport and Logistics Strategy

This document has been produced by the World Bank to support the Government of Guatemala as it improves its transport and logistics sector management in pursuit of enhanced country competitiveness. It identifies and defines elements of a National Transport and Logistics Strategy (NTLS) through the development of a methodology which analyzes bottlenecks and related costs along the main logistics corridors. It does so with a view to (a) mobilizing support in the trading community (essentially private sector) for logistic service improvements, (b) identifying the need for broader public-sector reforms in transport which indirectly impact logistics performance, and (c) helping the Government to set sector priorities and hence to prioritize public investment. At the same time, it points out where improved data and monitoring of performance are needed in order to better quantify economic costs, diagnose key logistics issues, and track improved performance. It thereby proposes, as part of the set of recommended activities, to build the Government of Guatemala s capacity to measure performance and take action. While the document is based on sound analysis of some aspects of the country s logistics system, it must be considered primarily a starting point which is subject to broad country dissemination and debate by public and private stakeholders.

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Main Authors:	Dumitrescu, Anca C., Smith, Graham, Osborne, Theresa K.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-01
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE, AIM, AIR, AIR CARGO, AIR FREIGHT, AIR TRANSPORT, AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR, AIRPORT, AIRPORTS, AVERAGE COSTS, AVERAGE TRAVEL SPEEDS, BANK LENDING, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BENCHMARK, BERTH, BERTHS, BORDER CROSSING, BORDER CROSSINGS, BORDER MANAGEMENT, BOTTLENECKS, BRIDGES, BUS TRANSIT, CABOTAGE, CARGO HANDLING, CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT, CITY STREETS, COMMODITIES, COMPETITIVENESS, CONSUMERS, CONTAINER HANDLING, CONTAINER OPERATIONS, CONTAINER TERMINALS, CONTAINER TRAFFIC, CONTAINER VESSELS, CONTAINERIZATION, CONTAINERS, COST OF TRANSPORTATION, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, CRANES, CROSSING, CUSTOMS, DELIVERIES, DELIVERY TIMES, DEPOTS, DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DIESEL, DIESEL FUEL, DOMESTIC AIRPORTS, DRAINAGE, DREDGING, ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC PRIORITY, ELASTICITY, ELASTICITY OF DEMAND, ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, EXCAVATION, EXPORTS, FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE, FIXED COSTS, FLEET SIZE, FLEETS, FRAMEWORK, FREE TRADE, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, FREIGHT RATES, FREIGHT SERVICE, FREIGHT SERVICES, FREIGHT TRAFFIC, FREIGHT TRANSPORT, FREIGHT TRAVEL, FUEL, FUEL COSTS, FUEL EFFICIENCY, FUELS, GASOLINE, GDP, HANDLING, HIGH TRANSPORT, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAYS, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMPERFECT COMPETITION, INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, INLAND TRANSPORT, INLAND WATERWAYS, INSPECTION, INTERNATIONAL BORDER CROSSING, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVENTORY, JOURNEY, LANES, LIGHT RAIL, LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM, LOCAL TRAFFIC, LOGISTICS CHAIN, LOGISTICS COSTS, LONG-DISTANCE, LONG-DISTANCE TRAFFIC, MAIN ROADS, MANUFACTURING, MARITIME TRANSPORT, MOBILITY, MONOPOLY, MOTOR VEHICLES, NATIONAL TRANSPORT, NAVIGATIONAL AIDS, OPEN ECONOMIES, PACKAGING, PARKING, PARKING AREAS, PARKING FACILITIES, PASSENGER, PASSENGER TRAFFIC, PASSENGERS, PORT AUTHORITIES, PORT AUTHORITY, PORT FACILITIES, PRICE DISCRIMINATION, QUAYS, RAIL, RAIL TRANSPORT, RAILWAY, RAILWAY LINE, RAILWAYS, RAPID BUS, REEFER CONTAINERS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESURFACING, RIGHT OF WAY, RIGHT-OF-WAY, RING ROAD, ROAD, ROAD IMPROVEMENT, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD MANAGEMENT, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD NETWORKS, ROAD PROJECTS, ROAD QUALITY, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, ROUTE, ROUTES, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, RUNWAY, RUNWAYS, RURAL ROADS, SAFETY, SEAPORTS, SECONDARY ROADS, SHARING, SHIPMENTS, SHIPPERS, SHIPPING, SHIPPING COMPANIES, SHIPS, STORAGE CAPACITY, STORAGE FACILITIES, STRUCTURES, SUBURBS, TAX, TAX REVENUES, TERRAIN, TERTIARY ROADS, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOPOGRAPHY, TOTAL COSTS, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE LOGISTICS, TRADE POLICY, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC COUNTS, TRAFFIC DELAYS, TRAFFIC JAMS, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRAINS, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT CORRIDORS, TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT MARKET, TRANSPORT MODE, TRANSPORT OPERATORS, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT PRICE, TRANSPORT SAFETY, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS, TRANSPORT STRATEGY, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION COST, TRAVEL SPEED, TRAVEL SPEEDS, TRAVEL TIME, TRAVEL TIMES, TRIPS, TRUCK TRAFFIC, TRUCKING, TRUCKS, URBAN CONGESTION, URBAN TRANSIT, VEHICLES, VELOCITY, WAITING TIME,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23175327/guatemala-elements-transport-logistics-strategy https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21322
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