Port and Maritime Transport Challenges in West and Central Africa

This Working Paper presents the current trends in maritime transport and port sectors in West and Central Africa (WCA), and proposes several policy recommendations to improve maritime transport and port efficiency in order to enhance economic growt...

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Main Authors:	Pálsson, Gylfi, Harding, Alan, Raballand, Gaël
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	BERTHING BIGGER SHIPS BORDER CROSSINGS CABOTAGE CARGO CARGO HANDLING CARRIER CARRIERS CIF CODE OF CONDUCT COMMODITIES COMMODITY CONGESTION CONGESTION CHARGES CONGESTION COSTS CONGESTION SURCHARGE CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINER OPERATIONS CONTAINER SHIP CONTAINER SHIPPING CONTAINER SHIPS CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TERMINALS CONTAINER THROUGHPUT CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINER YARDS CONTAINERIZATION CONTAINERIZED CARGO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS COSTS OF CONGESTION DREDGING ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENT TRANSPORT EMPTY CONTAINERS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXPORT CARGO FIXED COSTS FLEETS FREIGHT FUEL FUEL COST GRT INLAND TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL SHIP INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT INVENTORY LAND TRANSPORT LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LARGE CONTAINER VESSELS LARGE SHIPS LIFTING LINER CONFERENCES LINER SHIPPING LOGISTICS COSTS MAJOR PORTS MARINE SERVICES MARITIME POLICY MARITIME SECTOR MARITIME TRADE MARITIME TRANSPORT MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NATIONAL TRANSPORT NAVIGATIONAL AIDS NORTH AFRICA OCEAN CARRIERS OCEAN FREIGHT OCEAN FREIGHT RATES OIL TANKERS PORT ACCESS PORT ADMINISTRATIONS PORT AUTHORITIES PORT AUTHORITY PORT CAPACITY PORT CHARGES PORT CONGESTION PORT DEVELOPMENT PORT EFFICIENCY PORT EQUIPMENT PORT ESTATE PORT FACILITIES PORT FACILITY PORT FACILITY SECURITY PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PORT LAND PORT MANAGEMENT PORT OPERATORS PORT PRODUCTIVITY PORT REFORM PORT SECURITY PORTS OF CALL RAIL RAIL CONNECTION RAIL LINES RAIL SYSTEM RAIL YARDS RAPID TRAFFIC GROWTH ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD SYSTEMS ROADS ROUTES SEABORNE TRADE SECURITY CODE SHIP TURNAROUND TIME SHIP-OWNERS SHIPMENTS SHIPOWNERS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPPING COMPANY SHIPPING COSTS SHIPPING INDUSTRY SHIPPING LINE SHIPPING LINES SHIPPING ROUTES SHIPS SOUTH AMERICA SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPPLY CHAINS TERMINAL MANAGEMENT TERMINAL OPERATIONS TERMINAL OPERATORS TEU TIME IN PORT TRADE FACILITATION TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADING PATTERNS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSIT TRANSIT CORRIDOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY TRANSPORT INDUSTRY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT RATES TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORTS TRANSSHIPMENT TWENTY FOOT EQUIVALENT UNIT VEHICLES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/8373925/port-maritime-transport-challenges-west-central-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17773