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Category : Container ships
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Author: United Nations Publications
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ISBN: 9789211197341
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Author: United Nations Publications
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ISBN: 9789211192667
Category : Shipping
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Author: United Nations Publications
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ISBN: 9789211192674
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 73

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Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9292617214
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 217

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Most South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) countries rely on maritime transport for their international trade. Stronger maritime links are crucial for the subregion to achieve its economic growth potential. For example, improved ports and port access will create better connectivity with Southeast Asia, one of the world's fastest growing economic regions. However, enhanced cooperation among the seven SASEC countries is essential to strengthen maritime links. This report provides an overview of the SASEC maritime sector, identifies the key challenges, and identifies priority collaboration initiatives to overcome them.

Author: United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 90

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"This study is based on the application of the Maritime Policy Planning Models (MPPM) developed and maintained by the Transport, Communications and Tourism Division of ESCAP"--Page i.

Author: Matías Herrera Dappe
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464808937
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 131

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South Asia’s trade almost doubled in the past decade, but the share of trade in GDP is still smaller (47 percent) than in East Asia (55 percent), and South Asia’s economic competitiveness continues to lag that of other regions. Part of the problem is the region’s container ports. As a result of inefficiencies, the average cost of exporting or importing a container in the region is more than twice what it is in East Asia. Better port logistics could help increase trade, diversify exports, attract more foreign direct investment, and spur economic growth. As container traffic continues to grow and physical expansion is constrained by the limited supply of available land at most ports, the best way to improve port performance is by increasing productivity. To identify strategies for doing so, this report examines the performance of the 14 largest container ports in the region based on two sets of criteria: operational performance and economic performance. To measure operational performance, the report benchmarks total time at port, waiting time at port, and idle time as a share of total time at berth. To measure economic performance, it benchmarks productivity and efficiency using two useful techniques: Malmquist total factor productivity decomposition and data envelopment analysis. The report identifies key drivers of port performance and examines how differences in performance across ports are related to those drivers. This analysis is based on an original dataset on private sector participation, governance, and competition in South Asia’s container port sector. To highlight the potential gains from improving performance of container ports, the report uses econometric techniques to isolate the impact of efficiency improvements on maritime transport costs and trade. The results suggest that the best strategy for improving port performance in the region is a three-pronged approach that (a) encourages private sector participation through a well-developed enabling environment, including further adoption of the “landlord†? port model; (b) strengthens the governance of port authorities’ boards; and (c) promotes competition between and within ports, in part through transparent and competitive concession bidding.

Author: Uma Subramanian
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821348857
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 146

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"Written for public and private sector professionals in South Asia, the book presents policy options that would enable the subregion to compete in a rapidly changing global environment. While the book is designed to stimulate informed dialogue among key stakeholders, the unique approach and lessons learned have broad applications of interest to a wider audience."--BOOK JACKET.

Author: United Nations: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Publisher: United Nations Publications
ISBN: 9789211204193
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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With the reform and opening up of the Chinese economy and progress in structural transition of Mongolia and the Russian Federation, new opportunities for economic cooperation among the North-East Asian countries are expected to increase. It is essential that an appropriate transport and logistics system including adequate maritime shipping and port services be developed to facilitate the efficient and safe flow of trade within the region. This study reviews recent development of shipping and ports in North-East Asia and identifies bottlenecks to shipping and port development in the subregion.

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Languages : en
Pages : 198

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