Improving Transnational Transport Corridors In the OIC Member Countries: Concepts and Cases

• This study investigates the latest trends related to transnational transport corridors in the OIC geography, identifies the common challenges these corridors are facing and proposes recommendations for enhancing effective and efficient transnational transport corridors. The ultimate aim of the study is to raise awareness of transnational transport corridors among the OIC Member States as well as to trigger a serious debate around the issues identified and how to address them. Within the OIC geography, there are more than 100 transport routes dispersed over Arab, Asia, and Africa regions. It should be noted that not all of these transport routes are transport corridors. Transport corridors should meet the criteria of a multi modal transport corridor that facilitates trade. Transport corridors are denoted as such because, among others, (1) they are subject to an international treaty between countries that call it such, (2) there are common technical and operations standards, (3) the traffic is mostly international, and (4) the operating standards are usually higher than “ordinary” transport routes. The literature review and analyses conducted for this study were based on a framework of seven subject areas, in order to better understand the lessons learned from the best practices, and at the same time to identify the main challenges faced by the transport corridors outside the OIC geography. The seven areas of the framework, which were used as a basis for the entire report, are: (1) political and institutional factors, (2) economic factors, (3) trade facilitation, (4) social factors, (5) safety, security and legal liability, (6) technical and operational factors, and (7) environmental and energy factors. An in-depth investigation of the different aspects of each area was given for transport corridors outside and within the OIC geography. In addition three corridors were visited (TRACECA, INSTC, and TAH1), for which a detailed analysis of the findings is provided. Additional in-depth analyses were conducted for CAREC corridor 3, Northern Corridor, and Mashreq North-South Corridor.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Social och ekonomisk geografi -- Ekonomisk geografi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Social and Economic Geography -- Economic Geography (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Transportteknik och logistik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Transport Systems and Logistics (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Företagsekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Business Administration (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Transport Corridor

Infrastructure

Trade facilitation

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