Port-centric Development: Strategic Logistics Investments
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
March 2013
Subject
Infrastructure Work;
Port and Waterway;
Integration and Trade
JEL code
L91 - Transportation: General;
N76 - Latin America • Caribbean;
O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis • Housing • Infrastructure;
O54 - Latin America • Caribbean;
P45 - International Trade, Finance, Investment, and Aid;
R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes;
R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity;
R42 - Government and Private Investment Analysis • Road Maintenance • Transportation Planning;
R48 - Government Pricing and Policy;
R58 - Regional Development Planning and Policy
Country
Colombia;
Panama;
Mexico
Category
Technical Notes
After analyzing logistics links between the ports of Cartagena (Colombia), Veracruz (Mexico) and Panama (Balboa and Colon) and their hinterlands, this study describes infrastructure restrictions as well as operational and institutional challenges for logistics development in Latin America and the Caribbean, and proposes guidelines and policy recommendations.
