Improving Transnational Transport Corridors
In the OIC Member Countries: Concepts and Cases
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4. Transport Corridors in the OIC Member Countries
4.1. Introduction
This chapter reviews the transport corridors within the OIC geography. The review is divided
in two sections. The first section (4.2) outlines the general situation of the transport corridors
in the OIC geography.
The second section (4.3) presents six specific transport corridors that are selected as case
studies. Each major OIC region (Middle Asia, Africa, and Middle East) is represented by two
case studies; one case study is developed based on a study visit and the other one is based on a
desk research.
Table 6: Selected transport corridors as case studies
The information and analysis derived from studying the six case studies of transport corridors
from around the world will facilitate the discussion in OIC and COMCEC in the following ways:
 Demonstrating experience of successful and less successful transport corridors
 Proving focus on the issues of importance when considering establishing transport
corridors in OIC countries.
 Better appreciating the indirect as well as direct benefits of transport corridor
development.
 Providing material for the construction of contemporary, comprehensive and forward
looking corridor agreements.
Multinational transport corridors are of a complex nature, and highly contextual. The different
character of the investigated corridors and the combination of methods and approaches adds
to the understanding of the phenomenon of multinational transport corridors. By highlighting
different facets of the corridors, COMCEC can learn lessons valuable when developing new and
improving existing corridors.
4.2. General Situation
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. A transport corridor should meet the criteria of a multi modal transport corridor
that facilitates trade, such as the existence of a treaty and a coordinating secretariat. While
OIC region Transport corridor Research methodology
TRACECA Study visit
CAREC Desk research
Trans-African Highway 1 Study visit
Northern Transit Transport Corridor Desk research
International North-South Transport Corridor Study visit
Mashreq North-South Corridor Desk research
Middle Asia
Africa
Middle East