LEADER 05716oam 22007335 450 001 9910790286903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-48669-4 010 $a9786613581921 010 $a0-8213-9500-9 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-9499-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000178626 035 $a(EBL)893027 035 $a(OCoLC)787843424 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000642951 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12217554 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642951 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10652738 035 $a(PQKB)11167868 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC893027 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL893027 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10553376 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358192 035 $a(OCoLC)794490499 035 $a(The World Bank)17213426 035 $a(US-djbf)17213426 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000178626 100 $a20120316d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aWhy does cargo spend weeks in Sub-Saharan African ports? : $elessons from six case countries /$fby Gael Raballand ... [and others] 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cWorld Bank,$d2012. 215 $apages cm 225 1 $aDirections in development. Trade 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-9499-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; Study Objectives and Methodology; Main Findings; Tables; 1.1 Average Dwell Time in Sub-Saharan African Ports; Figures; 1.1 The Vicious Circle of Cargo Dwell Time; Implications for Donors in Sub-Saharan Africa; 1.2 Possible Policy Recommendations; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Literature Findings and Methodological Considerations; Literature Findings; 2.1 Summary of the Main Findings in the Literature on Cargo Dwell Time in Ports; Box 327 $a2.1 Classic Formulas for Container Yard Storage Capacity as a Function of Dwell TimeMethodological Considerations; 2.1 Port System Model for Container Imports; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Main Findings from the Case Studies; Dwell Time Benchmarks; Case Studies; 3.1 Average Cargo Dwell Time in Durban, Mombasa, and Douala Ports; 3.1 Dwell Time at Durban Container Terminal Pier 2, 2006-10; 3.2 Cargo Dwell Time Frequency in Durban Port; 3.2 Free Time in Selected Ports; 3.3 Container Traffic in Lome? Port, by Type of Cargo; 3.4 Dwell Time for Container Imports in Lome? Port, 2009 327 $aShipment-Level Case Studies3.5 Volume of Traffic and Terminal Capacity in Dar es Salaam Port, 2000-07; 3.3 Volume of Containerized Imports in Dar es Salaam Port, by Final Destination, September to November 2008; 3.4 Average Tonnage per Container for Local and Transit Containerized Imports in Dar es Salaam Port; 3.5 Statistical Distribution of Aggregate Delay between Unloading from Vessel and Final Delivery to the Client in Dar es Salaam Port, September to November 2008; 3.6 Statistical Distribution of Dwell Time in Destination Countries, 2008; 3.6 Dwell Time in Douala Port, 2009 327 $a3.7 Statistical Distribution of Cargo Dwell Time in Douala Port, by Component, 20093.7 Cargo Dwell Time in Douala Port, 2009; 3.8 Average Dwell Time in Douala Port, by Range of Tariff Duties; 3.9 Average Dwell Time in Douala Port, by Type of Consignment; 3.10 Average Dwell Time in Douala Port, by Density of Value; 3.11 Average Dwell Time in Douala Port, by Type of Commodity; 3.12 C&F Market Concentration in Douala Port, 2007-10; 3.13 Time Performance of Main Customs Brokers in Douala Port; 3.14 Concentration of Container Imports along Main Shipping Routes for Douala Port 327 $a3.15 Daily Distribution of Clearance Operations in DoualaNotes; References; Chapter 4 The Impact of Demand on Container Dwell Time; Some Theoretical Considerations; An Empirical Analysis of Demand: Lack of Competence or Purpose?; Empirical Evidence in the Ports of Douala (Cameroon) and Lome? (Togo); Findings from the Firm Surveys; 4.1 Container Dwell Time in Lome? Port, 2009; 4.2 Cargo Dwell Times in Select African Countries, Weighted by the Number of Imported Containers, 2011; 4.3 Cargo Dwell Times in Select African Countries, by the Percentage of Containers, 2011 327 $a4.1 Average Dwell Time and the Perception of Normal Dwell Time in Select African Countries, 2011 330 $aSub-Saharan Africa has a serious infrastructure deficit-estimated at about 48 billion a year-which is impeding the continent's competitiveness and hence its economic growth. How to solve this problem? Some advocate building more infrastructure while others suggest privatizing, or contracting out to the private sector, the management of infrastructure so that the discipline of the market will lead to more and better quality services.This book graphically illustrates the problem in the case of Africa's ports. 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