Several years of rapid economic growth have laid bare persisting gaps, underscoring the need to reduce logistics costs and revamp the country’s infrastructure. Improving transportation networks has become one of Peru’s top priorities. Although the slowdown in China is sure to impact demand for the country’s mineral exports and affect state spending, investment in upgrading and expanding...
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Chapter | Transport & Logistics from The Report: Peru 2016
Articles & Analysis | Oman’s ports are looking to multi-modal links and trade facilitation from The Report: Oman 2016
According to recent industry reports, GCC states are in the process of adding some 17m twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of new container capacity to the Arabian Peninsula’s port facilities. While some of this will go towards meeting domestic demand, there is also significant regional competition. Yet this logistics race comes at a time of...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Peter Young, Director, Oman Logistics Centre: Interview from The Report: Oman 2016
What role is the private sector expected to play in the Logistics Vision 2040, and how is the government developing strategies to encourage this?
Articles & Analysis | Oman’s rail strategy gathers steam from The Report: Oman 2016
For those with a stake in Oman’s proposed railway system, 2015 quickened the pulse. After several years of deliberations, the authorities began tendering for four separate stages of the proposed nine-segment national rail network. The network is anticipated to eventually comprise a total of 2135 km of standard-gauge track, with a total...
Articles & Analysis | Public spending demonstrates recognition of Oman's potential in transport from The Report: Oman 2016
Leveraging the country’s strategic position adjacent to one of the world’s major seaborne trade routes, the government has identified Oman’s transport and logistics sector as a priority area with considerable potential for growth. To capitalise on that promise, public authorities are in the midst of a multi-billion-rial investment programme...
