Transport prices and costs in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : a review of the main international corridors / / Supee Teravaninthorn, Gaël Raballand

• Autore: Teravaninthorn Supee
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (166 p.)
• Disciplina: 388/.049
• Soggetto topico: Transportation - Africa - Costs
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RaballandGaël
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; Figure 1.1 Various Definitions Related to Transport; Table 1.1 Measures and Outcomes in West and Central Africa; Table 1.2 Measures and Outcomes in East Africa; Table 1.3 Measures and Outcomes in Southern Africa; Chapter 2 Trucking in Africa Compared with Other Regions; Figure 2.1 Average Transport Prices: A Global Comparison in 2007; Table 2.1 Comparative Transport Costs, Africa and Europe (Eastern and Western) in 2007 ; Table 2.2 Comparative Transport Costs, Central Africa, East Africa, and France in 2007Table 2.3 Median Monthly Wages for Truckers in 2007; Figure 2.2 Transport Quality Worldwide Based on the Logistics Performance Index in 2007; Figure 2.3 Transport Services in Africa-Expensive and Low Quality in 2007; Figure 2.4 Average Truck Mileage in Selected Developing Countries in 2007; Figure 2.5 Cost and Price Trends before and after Market Deregulation in France, 1980-97; Figure 2.6 Average Transport Prices from Mombasa to Kigali; Figure 2.7 Number of Registered Heavy Trucks in Rwanda ; Table 2.4 Comparison of Malawi and South African Fleet CompetitivenessTable 2.5 Summary of World Experiences in Transport Services Deregulation; Chapter 3 Key Logistics and Market Characteristics of the Transport Corridors; Table 3.1 The Four Key Transport Corridors in Africa: Ports and Countries; Table 3.2 The Four Key Transport Corridors in Africa: Key Economic Data; Figure 3.1 A Typology of Transport Corridors in Africa Based on Market Access; Chapter 4 Main Determinants of Transport Prices and Trucking Profitability; Table 4.1 Transit Time and Transport Price (from Gateway to Destination) ; Figure 4.1 Road-Rail Price Competition in Main International RoutesTable 4.2 International Transport Prices, Costs, and Profit Margins (from Gateway to Destination); Table 4.3 Regressions to Identify the Main Determinants of Transport Prices; Table 4.4 Regressions to Identify the Main Determinants of Margins; Chapter 5 The Impact of Cartels on Transport Prices and Quality; Table 5.1 Main Regulatory Barriers in Sub-Saharan Africa; Box 5.1 History and Impact of the Queuing System in France; Box 5.2 Captured Market Regulation: Cargo Reservation Schemes in Maritime Transport ; Figure 5.1 Transport Quality Index Based on the Trucking Survey ResultsTable 5.2 Main Methods Used by the Trucking Industry to Get Freight; Figure 5.2 Fleet Age and Yearly Mileage; Table 5.3 Method of Financing Truck Purchases; Table 5.4 Infrastructure Condition and Load Control; Figure 5.3 The Vicious Circle of Transport Prices and Costs in a Strongly Regulated Environment; Table 5.5 Current Trucking Demand and Ideal Supply, Central African Republic and Niger; Chapter 6 Transport Costs Determinants; Table 6.1 A Typology of Trucking Companies in Africa; Table 6.2 Transport Costs Composition ; Table 6.3 Truck Operating Costs in the Four Corridors
• Sommario/riassunto: Transport prices for most African landlocked countries range from 15 to 20 percent of import costs. This is approximately two to three times more than in most developed countries. It is well known that weak infrastructure can account for low trade performance. Thus, it becomes necessary to understand what types of regional transport services operate in landlocked African nations and it is critical to identify the regulation disparities and provision anomalies that hurt infrastructure efficiency, even when the physical infrastructure, such as a road transport corridor, exists. Transport Prices
• Titolo autorizzato: Transport prices and costs in Africa
• ISBN: 1-281-84593-0; 9786611845933; 0-8213-7655-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454754203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). . -Infrastructure.