Transport

Enhancing surface transport connectivity to neighbouring countries, the region and the rest of the world is a central priority for Bahrain. In addition to the development of internal transportation, the government has identified the importance of new road and rail links to Saudi Arabia and Qatar to strengthen the country’s trade position and support its economic diversification.

Should the Gulf of Hormuz be closed to shipping, Saudi Arabia has proposed that the Kingdom’s Red Sea ports could be utilised for freight trans-shipment. The recent rise in tension in the Gulf region is a result of Iran making a series of thinly veiled threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation to a US-led tightening of sanctions against Tehran, including halting the country’s oil exports.

Alors que les travaux de l’autoroute est-ouest algérienne touchent à leur fin, le gouvernement porte désormais son attention sur la phase suivante du programme initié pour renforcer les infrastructures de transport nationales : l’amélioration des réseaux routiers urbains et provinciaux dans l’ensemble du pays afin de réduire les encombrements et améliorer les services de distribution aux utilisateurs finaux.

The Turkish aviation sector is experiencing accelerating growth with foreign firms taking note of fresh opportunities. The new alliance in early March between Aéroports de Paris (AdP) and TAV, the Turkish airports operator, is a sign that the rapid growth in passenger numbers and air traffic at the country’s main airports has not only drawn interest from international investors but is also spurring TAV to expand to other regions.

Colombia está lista para canalizar $100 mil millones en un programa de desarrollo de infraestructura con el cual el gobierno espera sostener el crecimiento económico y producir una nueva red de transporte hacia finales de la década.

The country’s airlines are benefitting from rapidly increasing demand throughout the archipelago and beyond as they look towards international expansion. With one airline having recently signed the largest single deal in aviation history and expansion of airports underway the sector is experiencing a structural turnaround.