How has regional turmoil affected the logistics environment in Jordan?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Jeppe Jensen, CEO, Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT): Interview from The Report: Jordan 2016
Jordan’s rail, road, sea and air transport infrastructure is undergoing a rapid transformation, with opportunities for investment in all segments. These projects seek to capitalise on the kingdom’s growing domestic market, as well as on the geographic location that has long made it a natural transport and logistics corridor for the rest of the region, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the West...
Articles & Analysis | Gabon rolls out new integrated road and highway improvement programme from The Report: Gabon 2016
As the cornerstone of the Emerging Gabon Strategic Plan, the national road network has been substantially upgraded since 2009, with the paving and improvement of approximately 650 km of roads across the country. Numerous road projects are under way, expected to deliver an additional 750 km of paved roads in 2016, and have the intended benefit...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Tsuyoshi Kamihira, CEO, Portek Group: Interview from The Report: Gabon 2016
Articles & Analysis | Gabon invests in improvements at key ports from The Report: Gabon 2016
As is the case in many African countries, Gabon depends heavily on imports for the supply of food staples and other basic products; this is in large part due its over-reliance on the oil and gas sector. Over the years, logistical costs have remained structurally high due to a lack of infrastructure and a persistence of administrative and...
Articles & Analysis | Gabon invests in transport infrastructure to boost economic diversification from The Report: Gabon 2016
As part of Gabon’s economic growth strategy, the authorities have been looking to accelerate the development of transport infrastructure in recent years as a means to improve national logistics competitiveness and boost development in remote areas of the country. For this reason, public spending on transportation has averaged CFA780bn (€1.2bn...