Bridging infrastructural gaps in Central America: prospects and potential for maritime transport

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cepal.bibLevelDocumento Completo
cepal.callNumberINT UN/MA 2(97/2005)
cepal.callNumberLC/L.2386-P
cepal.divisionEngNatural Resources and Infrastructure Division
cepal.divisionSpaDivisión de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
cepal.docTypeSeries
cepal.idSade22906
cepal.jobNumberS05709 E
cepal.physicalDescriptiongráficos, tablas, mapas
cepal.regionalOfficeSantiago
cepal.saleNumber05.II.G.129
cepal.topicEngSHIPPING AND PORTS
cepal.topicEngTRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
cepal.topicEngINFRASTRUCTURE
cepal.topicEngINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
cepal.topicSpaTRANSPORTE MARÍTIMO Y PUERTOS
cepal.topicSpaCOMERCIO DE BIENES Y SERVICIOS
cepal.topicSpaINFRAESTRUCTURA
cepal.topicSpaDESARROLLO INDUSTRIAL
cepal.workareaEngNATURAL RESOURCES
cepal.workareaEngSTATISTICS
cepal.workareaSpaRECURSOS NATURALES
cepal.workareaSpaESTADÍSTICAS
dc.contributor.authorSánchez, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorWilmsmeier, Gordon
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
dc.coverage.spatialEngCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA CENTRAL
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T16:25:31Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T16:25:31Z
dc.date.issued2005-09
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography
dc.description.abstractAbstract Central America needs a regular, flexible, safe and affordable infrastructure and transport services in order to prevail over the existing bottlenecks and constrained intra-regional trade patterns. This need is widely recognized to achieve a sustained economic development, both national and regionally. Today, Central American countries face the following problems in their transport systems: lack of sufficient transport infrastructure and high transport costs. These problems have led to a decline in the competitiveness of the regional economies and sluggish economic growth rates. Additionally, it is a highly vulnerable region due to geological, geomorphologic and climatic regional conditions. This paper argues that short sea shipping (SSS) can play an important role in creating the pathway towards a more nvironmentally friendly, financially rational and sustainable transport system, and it is eminentlysuitable as a solution to bridge the Central America (CA) infrastructural gaps. Nevertheless, strong political support for inter-regional cooperation and the set-up of public-private partnerships have to be launched in order to unlock the development potential of transport by water. A combination of measures by all stakeholders is the way forward for more sustainability. The focus to develop these potentials includes the integration of maritime links and inland hinterland links with ports and their logistic centres and terminals as operating intermodal nodes. In this paper, authors bring high importance to a strategic association between SSS and truck and rail transportation modes, considering an intermodal transportation system that takes advantages of each one.
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dc.format.extent53 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9211215609
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/L.2386-P
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/6292
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription53 p. : gráfs., tabls., mapas
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisher.placeSantiago
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesSerie Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo97
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subject.unbisEngMARITIME TRANSPORT
dc.subject.unbisEngRULES AND REGULATIONS
dc.subject.unbisEngTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject.unbisEngTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject.unbisEngTRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngTRANSPORT
dc.subject.unbisEngTRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subject.unbisEngPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject.unbisSpaCOMERCIO EXTERIOR
dc.subject.unbisSpaCOSTOS DE TRANSPORTE
dc.subject.unbisSpaINFRAESTRUCTURA DEL TRANSPORTE
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA DE TRANSPORTE
dc.subject.unbisSpaREGLAS Y NORMAS
dc.subject.unbisSpaTRANSPORTE MARITIMO
dc.subject.unbisSpaTRANSPORTE
dc.subject.unbisSpaCOMERCIO DE SERVICIOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaINFRAESTRUCTURA FISICA
dc.titleBridging infrastructural gaps in Central America: prospects and potential for maritime transport
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