Abstract
Shipping industry has become more capital intensive, technically more demanding and subject to major global regulatory reforms. As a consequence, the number of African shipping lines has been severely reduced. International trade of the WCA countries remains weak, limited to 30% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The goal of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the port and shipping convey management in the WCA region, and of course to describe what has been achieved since then and what still have to be done to better its infrastructures and port community.
Highlights
Maritime transport is growing at a high pace
The goal of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the port and shipping convey management in the WCA region, and to describe what has been achieved since and what still have to be done to better its infrastructures and port community
WCA need to improved links between a port and its hinterland, these are the only solutions for small ports to ensure increased traffic, which will result in decreasing maritime transport tariffs
Summary
Maritime transport is growing at a high pace. WCA maritime transport and port sectors face several long-term trends such as: Ship size, (container ships), unstable tariffs, and port infrastructure. WCA ports remain largely outside several global trends. Due to current traffic and port efficiency, shipping lines strategies seem legitimate. WCA need to improved links between a port and its hinterland, these are the only solutions for small ports to ensure increased traffic, which will result in decreasing maritime transport tariffs. These global developments challenge the countries in WCA, and offer [1] an opportunity to implement overdue reforms like improving areas around ports and better management
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