Expansion of the highway network is set to boost sea-to-air connectivity and raise the sultanate’s profile as a logistics and trans-shipment destination. Development of aviation and port facilities has attracted significant foreign investment, with joint-venture opportunities in free zones and industrial zones, among others, progressing alongside the GCC rail project.
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The first link in Turkey’s high-speed rail system is set to open in 2014, part of a broader effort by the government to make significant improvements to transport infrastructure in time for the republic’s centenary in 2023.
Articles & Analysis | Strong linkages: Plans to improve infrastructure and expand the main airport from The Report: Bahrain 2013
A good transport system is a key enabler in any economy, but in the case of Bahrain, an island country, this holds particularly true. Although the nation has relatively small reserves of oil and gas, it has historically been a trading centre, and in the 1970s and 1980s it emerged as the main entrepôt for the Gulf region. As an open economy with a...
Articles & Analysis | Port to port: Changing global trade patterns add importance to maritime shipping from The Report: Bahrain 2013
There are only three possible entry points to Bahrain: by airport, by the King Fahd Causeway (which links the island to Saudi Arabia) and by port. With the bulk of Bahrain’s imports and a large proportion of its exports entering and leaving by sea, the strength of maritime transport is thus something of a barometer for the overall economic health of...
Articles & Analysis | Moving the masses: Public transport set to grow with added focus on infrastructure from The Report: Bahrain 2013
As part of its economic diversification strategy, Vision 2030, Bahrain is planning to develop an internal public transport network and to build rail connections to both Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Bahrain’s Ministry of Transport is in the process of finalising the country’s railway master plan, which was due to be completed by the end of 2012, but no...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, Minister of Transportation from The Report: Bahrain 2013
With a growing number of ports throughout the region, how does Bahrain plan to maintain its competitive advantage as a trans-shipment centre?