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The Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) was
established in 1985 and was mandated to coordinate joint planning, infrastructure
development, and trade facilitation programmes along the corridor in order to stimulate
regional integration through economic and social development in the territories of the
contracting parties. It is the busiest and most important transport route in East and Central
Africa, servicing the Kenyan hinterland and the landlocked countries of Uganda, Rwanda,
Burundi and South Sudan with the corridor anchored on the Mombasa port. It also links
Northern Tanzania to the port of Mombasa. The Corridor has a permanent Secretariat which has
put measures in place to provide seamless movement fromMombasa to the inland destinations.
4.3.1.1 Assessments of Relevant International Organizations
4.3.1.2 Republic of Uganda World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
Logistics Performance Index report contains data analysis the Republic of Uganda, using data
collected during the years 2016 and 2018, respectively. The Logistics Performance Index (LPI),
launched in 2007, is an interactive benchmarking tool created to help countries identify the
challenges and opportunities they face in their performance on trade logistics and what they can
do to improve their performance103. The index is calculated every two years and ranks 160
countries on the efficiency of international supply chains. The World Bank’s Logistics
Performance Index (LPI) analyses countries through six dimensions. Scores range from 1 to 5,
the highest score representing the best logistics performance. Each dimension is defined as
follows:
 Customs : measures agility clearance processes, regarding speed, simplicity, and
predictability of formal issues conducted by customs control bodies;
 Infrastructure: evaluates the quality of maritime, land, rail and air transport
infrastructure;
The perception held by respondents about this infrastructure is valued regarding the modes of
transport together with storage and moving goods;
 International shipments : measures the ease of negotiating competitive prices for
international transports;
 Logistics quality and competence : indicates the quality of logistical services, such as
transport operators or customs agents;
 Tracking and tracing: measures the follow-up and location of shipments. Identifying
the exact location and route followed by each cargo is relevant up to the moment of
delivery to the final client. In this component, all agents of the cargo supply chain are
involved; therefore, traceability is the result of the global action;
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