Supporting Export Competitiveness through Port and Rail Network Reforms : A Case Study of South Africa

Supporting Export Competitiveness through Port and Rail Network Reforms : A Case Study of South Africa

Transport and logistics infrastructure is a critical determinant of the competitiveness of a country's producers and exporters. Well-functioning transport and logistics infrastructure relies not just on hardware, but critically on the operatin...

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Main Authors:	Pieterse, Duncan, Farole, Thomas, Odendaal, Martin, Steenkamp, Andre
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	RAIL DIVISION TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TRANSPORT SECTOR ROAD USER CHARGING TRANSPORTATION LAW RAIL NETWORK PASSENGERS CROSSINGS DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES RAIL PROJECT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORTATION COSTS ROAD ACCIDENTS ROAD BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS REGIONAL RAIL SERVICES TRANSPORT MODE TREND RAIL SYSTEMS STRICTER ENFORCEMENT RAIL SERVICE JOURNEY TRANSPORTATION REFORMS RAILWAY ASSOCIATION TOLL ROAD COSTS IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COSTS ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD PRICING REFORMS TYPE OF TRANSPORT AIR INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGING BORDER TRAFFIC TRANSPORT SERVICES ARTERIES TRANSPORT MODES RAIL JOURNEY REGIONAL TRANSPORT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL TRANSPORT TRANSPORT OPERATORS FREIGHT TRAFFIC IMPACT OF TRANSPORT RAIL LINKS VEHICLE MILES FREIGHT FLOWS RAIL CORRIDORS PORT AUTHORITY TRANSPORT PLANNING FIXED COSTS RAIL TRACK JOURNEYS EXTERNALITIES RAILWAY LINE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT TRIPS GOODS VEHICLES RAIL COSTS BORDER INSPECTIONS ROAD‐CONGESTION RAIL ACCESS RAIL TRAFFIC RAIL MODE LOCOMOTIVE FUEL TAXES EFFICIENCY OF INFRASTRUCTURE SUBSIDIES GRANTS INFRASTRUCTURE AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORT NETWORK CONGESTION TRANSPORTATION INSPECTION POLICIES DOMESTIC TRANSPORT PRIVATE RAIL OPERATORS TRANSPARENCY TRUCKS ROAD USE RAIL POLICY HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES BORDER‐CROSSING TRANSPORT COSTS PSP TRAINS RAIL FREIGHT NETWORK URBAN SYSTEMS EMISSIONS STANDARDS FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES RAIL SECTOR ROLLING STOCK RAILWAY RAILWAY COMPANIES AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR BLOCK TRAINS ROAD USER ROADS PORT FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADING CROSSING FLEETS MARITIME TRANSPORT TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES ECONOMIES OF SCALE RAIL CAPACITY ROAD DAMAGE PRIVATE RAILWAYS TRAFFIC LAWS HIGH TRANSPORT FREIGHT SECTOR RAIL FUEL RAILWAY OPERATORS CAPITAL INVESTMENT DIESEL ROAD TRANSPORT FREIGHT TRAINS FREIGHT TRANSPORT OPERATIONS ROAD TRAFFIC TRANSPORT AGENCIES FREIGHT SERVICES BORDER‐CROSSINGS PROFIT MARGINS RAIL OPERATIONS AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL RAIL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VEHICLES RAIL LINES FREIGHT TRANSPORT INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLANNING TRUCK TRANSPORT FREIGHT SERVICE EMISSIONS ROAD PRICING ROAD SERVICES CARRIERS SUBSIDY RAIL‐PROJECT TRAFFIC ROUTES RAIL INDUSTRY HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVERS SPEEDS VEHICLE FREIGHT MOVEMENT ROAD TOLLS COSTS PORT AUTHORITIES RAILWAY SECTOR ROAD NETWORK TRANSPORT RAILWAY SYSTEM TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES MODE OF TRANSPORT RAILWAY NETWORK RAIL OPERATORS ROAD USERS MODES OF TRANSPORT TRUE CROSS SUBSIDIES RAIL OPERATOR RAIL‐ PROJECT EFFICIENT TRANSPORT TRAVEL TIMES FUEL CONSUMPTION ROUTE TRANSPORT POLICY FREIGHT COSTS TAXES INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ROAD HAULAGE PASSENGER TRAINS RAIL FREIGHT RAIL SERVICES TRAVEL TRANSIT BORDER CROSSING FREIGHT TERMINALS INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS POLICE CONGESTION COSTS RAIL CUSTOMERS RAIL SYSTEM PORT SERVICES RAIL ROUTE MOTORWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS PORT INFRASTRUCTURE BRIDGE TRAFFIC VOLUMES FREIGHT RAIL RAILWAYS RAIL COMPANIES INLAND TRANSPORT VEHICLE KILOMETERS ACCIDENTS CROSS‐SUBSIDIES PASSENGER RAIL TRANSPORT OFFICIALS INVESTMENTS FREIGHT MARKET RAIL CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS PORT ACCESS URBAN ROADS SAFETY SURFACE FREIGHT PASSENGER TRANSPORT FINANCIAL INCENTIVES BOTTLENECKS
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23632