Transport

Given Mongolia’s large territory and the natural barriers that cross it, along with a low density of road and railway, air transport has provided a vital link within the country ever since civil aviation began in 1946.

For many years Mongolia was largely inaccessible by rail, but in 1947 work began on the Trans-Mongolia line, a southern spur of the famous Trans-Siberian railway, connecting Europe with the Pacific. By 1955, the line had been completed, running 2215 km from the Russian to the Chinese border, via the capital, Ulaanbaatar. Add to this two earlier...

As a large, landlocked country bordering only two others – Russia and China – Mongolia depends on its land and air transport systems to get goods and services to market. Economic development has also meant the country is undergoing rapid urbanisation, placing increasing pressure on its urban transport infrastructure, while boosting a need for better...

Faced with ever-growing congestion in the movement of people and goods across the archipelago, the government is clear that improving and diversifying Indonesia’s logistics network stands at the heart of its efforts to boost economic growth above 7%. Air passenger traffic has continued to grow, with the large domestic market flocking to the growing...

Domestic passengers have been the main drivers of growth in air transport for the past decade – more than 52m Indonesians were expected to fly domestically in 2011, around half of which on a single low-cost operator, Lion Air, which also runs Wings Air. Sustained competition in the low-cost segment has continued to keep rates low, while rising...

Strong domestic market growth has been a boon to Indonesia’s logistics industry. Although the concept of “just-in-time” may seem inappropriate given congestion levels, the sector has grown on average 7.7% annually over the past seven years, showing its resilience to the recent global economic crisis. If the government is successful in improving the...