Planning of National Transport Infrastructure
In the Islamic Countries
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Sectors Subsector
5. Rail  restructuring to provide commercial autonomy, creating viability and
accountability and separating the provision of infrastructure from operating
freight and passenger trains;
 opening up the railway market to new companies to provide freight and
passenger services;
 increase market size, develop merge to engage former large entities that will
engage economies of scales to reduce costs and increase competitiveness;
 diversify to provide new freight services to a demanding market requiring
added value, logistics and on-line information;
 redefining passenger services using special arrangements with government
to finance the gap if services not commercial and private sector to develop
station parking and provide added value services;
6. Aviation  opening up markets permitting other carriers to operate;
 enhancing the market with more tourism;
 developing aerotropolis concepts around airports;
 realignment of user charges, moving to profitability on the ground and in the
air;
 supporting volume tourism, enhancing markets working with charters and
developing packages;
 regionalisation of national operators;
 regional integration of Air Traffic Controls, application of Global Navigation
Satellite Systems;
7. River, lake and Inland
Waterways
 need to develop the mode, where navigable as alternative transportation
means;
 strengthen and enforce safety, design, standards and operating regulations;
 securing physical access to viable waterways;
 ensuring environmental standards are safeguarded;
 including in the portfolios of transport ministries;
 subsidies to connect remote communities;
8. Maritime Transport  complete separation of port infrastructure and navigation from operations;
 expanding capacity, accommodation of larger vessels;
 automation of loading and offloading;
 advance customs clearance with electronic data;
 minimizing dwell times, elimination of discriminatory performance;
 establishing dry ports;
 empowering shippers’ councils;