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Title:

Strengthening Maritime Transport Sector in Solomon Islands
Cover of Strengthening Maritime Transport Sector in Solomon Islands

Accession Number:

01363993

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Pacific islands countries heavily rely on marine transport to access essential international economic services and domestic socioeconomic services for their economic growth and improve quality of life due to their geographic dispersion across the Pacific Ocean. A safe and reliable environment is essential to achieve cost-effective shipping services. To ensure that shipping services can be sustained, routes need to be designed to maximize passenger and cargo revenues, so that they are large enough to offset operating and indirect costs. Currently, the government of Solomon Islands is implementing a project and technical assistance with financial and technical supports from Asian Development Bank and European Union to reform institution, rehabilitate infrastructure, and implement a franchise shipping scheme to achieve equitable distribution of benefits, such as improved access to socioeconomic activities. This paper will introduce Solomon Islands' experiences of strengthening maritime transport sector in terms of institution, infrastructure, and shipping service. Also it will address lessons learned from past experience under the ongoing project and technical assistance. The lessons indicating the needs of a holistic approach, focusing on capacity development, responsibility definition, rationale prioritization process, and financial and equipment support, can be incorporated into the design of a future maritime transport project.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AT020 International Trade and Transportation

Monograph Accession #:

01362476

Report/Paper Numbers:

12-3585

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Mizusawa, Daisuke
Guild, Robert
Adhar, Rishi Ram
Ling, David

Pagination:

13p

Publication Date:

2012

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2012-1-22 to 2012-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Solomon Islands

Subject Areas:

Economics; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-3585

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 8 2012 5:17PM