Improving Transnational Transport Corridors
In the OIC Member Countries: Concepts and Cases
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65. Parking space for trucks
66. Customs staff not available
67. Traffic jams of up to 10KMs and queuing
68. Staff integrity/Corruption e.g. bribery at border posts and along the way
69. Powerful lobby groups e.g. ministers and business persons
70. Lack of Security where drivers park on the way
71. Capacity and manpower gap
72. Delays at the airport for perishables √
73. Fluctuations and unpredictability in exchange rates
74. Weak monitoring mechanisms to ensure exported goods are not sold in the exporting
country’s local market
75. Lack of computerization due to lack of power
76. Delays caused by drivers.
77. Deliberate delays in issuing import permits.
78. Third party insurance requirement variable
79. Overt protectionism by governments especially of airlines and railway operations
80. Xenophobia, restrictions on the mobility of labor and narrow immigration regulations
81. Permits limited for non-national carriers
82. Anti-Cabbotage regulations
83. Balance of trade issues
84. Lack of trade
85. Lack of alternative efficient trade routes and gateway ports other than those other
than through RSA
86. Favoritism by port authorities to national carriers and to processing and handling
national goods.
87. Over pricing of transit routes and certain sections such as new bridges
88. Low domestic demand and market size and lack of economies of scale
89. Too many transport operators and not enough consolidation at the regional level
90. Lack of enforcement of technical standards
91. Driver hours not-enforced and tachometers not legalized
92. Lack of framework for cross-border investments
93. Poor maintenance of transport infrastructure and low technology
94. Over investment, excess capacity and issues of sustainability
95. Excessive government controls and lack of private sector participation in the
management of infrastructure
96. Differential user charges for road and airports
97. Lack of reform, market liberalization and deregulation
98. Lack of long term planning and integration with other sectors.
99. Lack of integration between land use and transport nationally and regionally.
100. Lack of regionally consistent and contemporary transport policies