TITLE:
The Selection of Dry Port Location by Analytic Network Process Model: A Case Study of Dosso-Niger
AUTHORS:
Hamadou Tahirou Abdoulkarim, Seydou Harouna Fatouma, Bomboma Kalgora
KEYWORDS:
Dry Port, Localization, Analytic Network Process (ANP) Model
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Transportation Technologies,
Vol.9 No.2,
March
20,
2019
ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to select the best location for the construction of a dry port in Niger which is a land locked country (LLC). Niger is located in the Sahel and has a land area of 1,267,000 square kilometers [1], with the closest port being port of Cotonou in Benin. The transport corridor from Niamey to Cotonou is approximately 1036 km long [2]. It is estimated that this corridor carries about 40 percent of Niger’s overseas trade traffic [3]. In this work, the Analytic Network Process (ANP) model is used to determine the optimal location of the dry port, among three major cities: Niamey (capital city), Dosso and Gaya. From the application of this selection model, Dosso was selected as the best location for the location of the dry port, while Gaya and Niamey were placed second and third respectively. The results obtained in this work strongly confirm the decision of the government of Niger to construct a dry port in Dosso, a project that commenced in 2010 and is still in progress.