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Assessment of Port Performance and Port Connectivity Study in Belize, Central America and the Dominican Republic

Inter-American Development Bank

Department of Infrastructure and Environment

TECHNICAL NOTE No. IDB-TN-512

March 2013

Assessment of Port Performance and Port Connectivity Study in Belize, Central America and the

Dominican Republic

Freight Transport and Logistics Mesoamerican Observatory, Author

Pablo Guerrero and Julieta Abad, Editors

Inter-American Development Bank 2013

Cataloging-in-Publication data provided by the Inter-American Development Bank Felipe Herrera Library Freight Transport and Logistics Mesoamerican Observatory. Assessment of port performance and port connectivity study in Belize, Central America and the Dominican Republic / Freight Transport and Logistics Mesoamerican Observatory ; Pablo Guerrero, Julieta Abad, editors.

p. cm. -- (IDB Technical Note ; 512) Includes bibliographical references. 1. Shipping--Belize. 2. Shipping--Central America. 3. Shipping--Dominican Republic. 4. Business logistics. 5. Freight and freightage--Management. 6. Physical distribution of goods. I. Guerrero, Pablo. II. Abad, Julieta. III. Inter-American Development Bank. Transport Division. IV. Title. V. Series. IDB-TN-512



The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Inter-American Development Bank, its Board of Directors, or the countries they represent. The unauthorized commercial use of Bank documents is prohibited and may be punishable under the Bank's policies and/or applicable laws. Copyright ? 2013 Inter-American Development Bank. All rights reserved; may be freely reproduced for any non-commercial purpose.

JEL Classification Code: R11, R12, R42, R48, R49, R58, P45, O54, O25, O18, N76, L91 This study focuses on identifying the basic logistics capabilities in Belize, Central America and the Dominican Republic. It concentrates on the ports and sea network, taking into consideration intermodal networks involving both land and sea components together with the major performance drivers of intermodal networks including geography, infrastructure, regulations and trade requirements.

This document was prepared by the Freight Transport and Logistics Mesoamerican Observatory and edited by Pablo Guerrero and Julieta Abad, from IDB's Transport Division, Infrastructure and Environment Sector. The Mesoamerican Observatory executing body is Georgia Tech Foundation, Logistics Innovation and Research Center, Panama.

All figures and tables in this work are own elaboration except where indicated.

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