While in the middle of the 20th century the Kuwaiti aviation sector led the Gulf region in terms of progress and innovation, over the past 20 year or so the country has lost its lead as other GCC states have caught up. In the 1980s, Kuwait Airways was a favourite with an excellent reputation, but today it has largely been eclipsed by the rise...
Given the remoteness of many communities and resource development projects which have limited or no access to other modes of transportation, air travel in Papua New Guinea plays a more vital role in economic and social development than its regional peers. In a number of cases, the country’s 22 airports serve as the only reliable link to the...
Rugged terrain, tropical climate and a widely dispersed population present formidable challenges to Papua New Guinea’s transportation sector as it struggles to keep pace with rising economic growth. While the influx of investment over the past decade as the result of the construction of the PNG Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project has been a...
Although the commercial, political and social centre of Papua New Guinea is firmly entrenched in Port Moresby, its agricultural and resource heartland lies squarely in the rugged Highlands region. Home to some 40% of the population, the fertile soil of the Highlands produces some of the most valuable cash crops including coffee, tea and cocoa...
Among the many efforts to boost the variety of transport options are government plans to revive cargo freight along several rivers. This has emerged out of a need to cut transport costs, which can be excessive in a country where harsh terrain and poor road infrastructure makes linking ports with production centres cumbersome. The potential is certainly there: the four...
The soon-to-be-completed enlargement of the Panama Canal is driving a wave of new policy on sea transport in the region. Several countries are expanding their port infrastructure and, in some cases, even developing options to compete directly with the canal itself. Colombia, with its coast opening up to both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans and an increasing number of...
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