TITLE:
Possible Sustainability of Intermodal Transportation in Africa
AUTHORS:
Che Kingsley Chenikwi, Xuefeng Wang
KEYWORDS:
Intermodal Transport, Intermodal Integration, Network, Infrastructures, Corridors, Gateway Port
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.9 No.4,
April
12,
2019
ABSTRACT: The lack of adequate and modern transport infrastructures makes the cost
of transport in Africa higher than the rest of the world. Most of the transport
infrastructures that exist were constructed during the colonial era which makes
inter-regional connectivity difficult. The African Union in collaboration with
other organization has committed to bridge the transport gap in Africa but still,
face some challenges. This paper discusses the main issues that contribute for the
weak nature of transportation in Sub-Saharan Africa with regards to the main
transport modes and seeks to establish the possibility of sustainable
intermodal transport through the integration of the different transport modes.
Some policy reforms and other bilateral agreements such as deregulating the
transport markets in West and Central Africa have been suggested to facilitate the
development of an effective and efficient transport network in the Sub-Saharan
African region.