Transport
From The Report: Jordan 2013
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Access to the Red Sea via the expanding port of Aqaba and proximity to emerging markets in the region, like Saudi Arabia and Iraq, has encouraged Jordan to strengthen its transport offerings and enabled it to support several key infrastructure and real estate projects. While fuel costs remain high, a $1.8bn investment programme to boost the road network, in addition to aviation, rail and maritime upgrades, stands to aid the sector in the medium to long term. Railway capacity is set to rise with the $2.43bn Jordan National Railway project.
This chapter contains an interview with Søren Hansen, CEO, Aqaba Container Terminal.

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Overview

The right moves: Expansion plans in motion for land, sea and air infrastructure
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Located in the heart of the Middle East and with access to the Red Sea, Jordan is well positioned to serve as a regional logistics centre – a role the country’s leaders are working to expand. In the 1990s the trans-port sector, along with communications, accounted for 0.47% of total real economic growth, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates. That was around the same as government services (0.46%), but lower than areas like insurance and finance (0.93%) and manufacturing…

Interview

OBG talks to Søren Hansen, CEO, Aqaba Container Terminal
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Interview:Søren Hansen How do you see Aqaba’s status as a regional cen-tre for logistics and transport, and what implica-tions will it have on Jordan’s overall growth? SOREN HANSEN: In light of the current geopolitical arena, it is now a major trade gateway not only for Jordan, but for surrounding countries as well – this is leading to an increase in trade and transportation. This increase in trade and transportation benefits not only the ports of Aqaba, but also the entire national…

Analysis

Increasing viability: With political hurdles now behind it, Amman BRT moves forward
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Amman has seen rapid population growth since becom-ing Jordan’s capital. Between 1996 and 2012 alone, the number of residents rose by 48% from 1.67m to 2.47m, according to data from the Department of Sta-tistics. Increased population has brought with it more pressure on the city’s transport infrastructure. Although the municipality has worked to mitigate road conges-tion with roundabouts, tunnels and underpasses, traf-fic issues persist. New roads and intersection upgrades, while helpful…