Transport prices and costs in Africa: a review of the main international corridors
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111) and index |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 145 p. ill., map 23 cm |
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| adam_text | Contents
Foreword
xi
Acknowbdgments
xiii
Abbreviations
xv
Chapter
1
Introduction and Overview
1
Past Research on Transport Prices and Costs
1
Scope and Methodology of This Study
2
Analysis of the Transport Environment
4
Policy Recommendations
7
Notes
12
Chapter
2
Trucking in Africa Compared with Other Regions
13
Global Comparisons
14
Regional Perspectives
18
Market Regulation, Competition, and Prices in
the Trucking Industry
20
Notes
26
Chapter
3
Key Logistics and Market Characteristics of
the Transport Corridors
29
West Africa
31
Chapter
4
Chapter
5
Chapter
6
Chapter
7
Chapter
8
Central Africa
32
The Northern Corridor in East Africa
32
The North-South Corridor in Southern Africa
33
Notes
35
Main Determinants of Transport Prices and
Tracking Profitability
37
Heterogeneity of Transport Prices in Africa
37
The Importance of Rail Competition
for Road Freight Prices
38
Profitability Determinants
39
Notes
44
The Impact of Cartels on Transport Prices
and Quality
47
Impact of Freight-Sharing Schemes
49
Truck Age and Utilization
55
Cartels
58
Heet
Size
59
Notes
60
Transport Costs Determinants
63
Typology of Trucking Companies in Africa
64
Operating Costs in the Subregions
64
The Importance of Variable Costs
69
Breakdown of Fixed Costs
72
Public Procedures and the Opportunity
Cost of Delays
75
Notes
77
The Impact of Road Conditions on
Transport Costs
79
Road Conditions in the Study Corridors
79
How Road Conditions Affect Operating Costs
79
Notes
83
The Trucking Market in Africa:
Perceptions and Reality
85
Chapter
9
Chapter
10
Chapter
11
Contents vn
Assessment of Policy Options
89
Policies for West and Central Africa
90
Policies for East Africa
93
Policies for Southern Africa
94
Notes
96
Implications for Economic and Fiscal Analysis
and for Data Collection
97
Finance Regular Studies of Transport Prices
and Costs Determinants
97
Improve the Economic Analysis of Road Projects
98
Assess the Impact of Fiscal Policies on Transport
Services
100
Note
101
Conclusions, Recommendations, and
the Role of International Development Agencies
103
Key Findings and Conclusions
103
Recommendations
105
The Role of Development Partners
106
Map
1
African Landlocked Countries
107
References
109
Annex
1
Bank Support for Africa Transport Corridors
Note
113
114
Annex
2
Data Methodology and Reliability
1.
Data Selection
2.
Variable Description
3.
Regression Analysis
Notes
115
115
115
122
123
Annex
3
Sample Survey Design and Data Quality Control
An Example with Cameroon
Sample Size
125
125
129
Annex
4
Freight Allocation through Freight Bureaus:
The Cases of Central and West Africa
Notes
131
133
Annex 5
Zambia s Road Freight Industry and
Business Practices in Southern Africa
135
Notes 137
Index 139
Boxes
5.1
History and Impact of the Queuing System in France
50
5.2
Captured Market Regulation: Cargo Reservation
Schemes in Maritime Transport
-> *
Figures
1.1
Various Definitions Related to Transport
5
2.1
Average Transport Prices: A Global Comparison in
2007 14
2.2
Transport Quality Worldwide Based on the Logistics
Performance Index in
2007 *
2.3
Transport Services in Africa
—
Expensive and
Low Quality in
2007
17
2.4
Average Track Mileage in Selected Developing
Countries in
2007 18
2.5
Cost and Price Trends before and after Market
Deregulation in France,
1980-97 22
2.6
Average Transport Prices from Mombasa to Kigali
24
2.7
Number of Registered Heavy Trucks in Rwanda
24
3.1
A Typology of Transport Corridors in Africa
Based on Market Access
31
4.1
Road-Rail Price Competition in Main
International Routes
39
5.1
Transport Quality Index Based on the
Trucking Survey Results
53
5.2
Fleet Age and Yearly Mileage
56
5.3
The Vicious Circle of Transport Prices and Costs in a
Strongly Regulated Environment
58
Tables
1.1
Measures and Outcomes in West and Central Africa
8
1.2
Measures and Outcomes in East Africa
9
1.3
Measures and Outcomes in Southern Africa
10
2.1
Comparative Transport Costs, Africa and Europe
(Eastern and Western) in
2007 15
Contents
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2.2
Comparative Transport
Costs,
Central
Africa,
East Africa, and France in
2007 16
2.3
Median Monthly Wages for Trackers in
2007 16
2.4
Comparison of Malawi and South African
Fleet Competitiveness
25
2.5
Summary of World Experiences in Transport
Services Deregulation
26
3.1
The Four Key Transport Corridors in Africa:
Ports and Countries
30
3.2
The Four Key Transport Corridors in Africa:
Key Economic Data
30
4.1
Transit Time and Transport Price (from Gateway
to Destination)
38
4.2
International Transport Prices, Costs, and Profit Margins
(from Gateway to Destination)
40
4.3
Regressions to Identify the Main Determinants of
Transport Prices
42
4.4
Regressions to Identify the Main Determinants of Margins
43
5.1
Main Regulatory Barriers in Sub-Saharan Africa
48
5.2
Main Methods Used by the Tracking
Industry to Get Freight
54
5.3
Method of Financing Truck Purchases
56
5.4
Infrastructure Condition and Load Control
57
5.5
Current Trucking Demand and Ideal Supply,
Central African Republic and Niger
60
6.1
A Typology of Tracking Companies in Africa
65
6.2
Transport Costs Composition
67
6.3
Truck Operating Costs in the Four Corridors
67
6.4
Comparison of Transport Costs for a Heavy Truck
Using Alternative Methods of Analysis
68
6.5
Variable Costs Breakdown for Subregions
69
6.6
Fixed Costs in the Subregions
70
6.7
Fuel Prices in Zambia
71
6.8
Heavy Truck Prices
72
6.9
Import Tariffs for Imported Trucks
73
6.10
Monthly Wage for Permanent Full-Time Truck Drivers
73
6.11
Ratio of Company Taxes to Total Costs
74
6.12
Licenses
75
6.13
Opportunity Cost of Delays
76
7.1
Infrastructure Condition and Load Control
80
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Contents
7.2
Unit Vehicle Operating Costs Savings from
Road Improvement
82
7.3
Vehicle Operating Costs Savings from Road Improvement
82
7.4
Indicative Internal Rate of Return of Infrastructure
Rehabilitation
82
8.1
Transport Prices and Trade Imbalance
86
8.2
Transport Prices and Trade Flows
86
8.3
Main Perceived Constraints to the Trucking Industry
87
8.4
Trucking Companies and Truckers Belonging
to an Association
87
9.1
Expected Impact of Policies in a Regulated Environment
90
9.2
Expected Impact of Policies in East Africa
93
9.3
Expected Impact of Policies in Southern Africa
95
10.1
Transport Costs for Cocoa Beans from the
Field in Ghana to Europe
99
A3.1 Survey Participation by Country
127
A3.2
Number of Vehicles Surveyed by Country
13 0
A5.
1
Indicative Cost Factor Ranges for Zambia and
South Africa Trucking Companies
Operating to and from Zambia
136
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