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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 124, 2017
2017 6th International Conference on Transportation and Traffic Engineering (ICTTE 2017)
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Article Number | 05003 | |
Number of page(s) | 7 | |
Section | Urban Logistics and Information System | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201712405003 | |
Published online | 29 September 2017 |
Challenges and Strategies of Abidjan Port-Hinterland Connectivity
Dalian Maritime University, Transportation and Management College, No. 1 Linghai Road, 116026, Dalian, China
Abidjan port-hinterland is composed of three countries which include Ivory Coast, Mali and Burkina Faso. The fast economic growth of the above countries resulted to a greater demand for the foreign goods from their population, causing a congestion problem at Abidjan port. Because of this problem, the connectivity movement between the port and its hinterland has considerably slowed down. In this article a qualitative methodology is used to analyse the Abidjan port-hinterland connectivity. The constant delays of the train services, the road congestion and the lack of coordination and communication between Abidjan port and its hinterland customers are the main presented challenges. The results of this research demonstrate that the poor quality roads and railways and the lack of a new dry port in Ivory Coast greatly affects the fluidity of the Abidjan port-hinterland connectivity. This article suggests some strategies on how to solve the current challenges and will be helpful in deciding on how the Abidjan port should be developed better and improve its connectivity with its hinterland.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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