Transport
From The Report: Papua New Guinea 2017
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A challenging, disparate geography and low population density have created a unique set of issues for Papua New Guinea’s transport industry. Costs are high across all major modes of transport, and a lack of connectivity presents a serious challenge to doing business outside of Port Moresby. The country’s recent construction boom in the lead up to ExxonMobil’s $19bn liquefied natural gas project has not been as beneficial to public spending as initially anticipated, and budgetary shortfalls caused by low global commodities prices and a wider macroeconomic slowdown have significantly affected the delivery of planned new transport upgrades. As a result, public spending on transport is projected to further contract every year until 2021.

This chapter contains an interview with Richard Yolo, Acting Managing Director, National Airports Corporation.

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Overview

The beaten track: Investing in infrastructure is key to unlocking potential
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Challenging, disparate geography and low population density have created a unique set of challenges for Papua New Guinea’s transport industry. Costs are high across all three major modes of transport, and a lack of connectivity presents a serious challenge to doing business outside of Port Moresby. The country’s recent construction boom in the lead up to ExxonMobil’s $19bn liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has not been as beneficial to public spending as initially anticipated, and…

Interview

Supporting role: Richard Yopo, Acting Managing Director, National Airports Corporation (NAC), on the industry’s assistance in key initiatives
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Interview:Richard Yopo What is your assessment of Papua New Guinea’s airport infrastructure in the run-up to hosting the APEC conference in 2018? RICHARD YOPO: Our primary goal is to work with the APEC committee to assess what needs to be achieved in the coming year to successfully host the summit in 2018. Not a lot of new infrastructure needs to be constructed, aside from an additional holding facility. The rest is largely operational, ensuring that coordination of the services and partners…

Analysis

Friendly skies: Major investments in aviation are set to ramp up capacity
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Capacity constraints at the increasingly busy Jacksons International Airport (JIA) have made expansion of passenger facilities and runways an important priority for aviation stakeholders. Although the airport has already undergone recent renovations to expand its existing international passenger terminal, authorities are directing their efforts at building a new international terminal building. While the project’s original delivery date has been pushed back beyond the 2018 APEC Summit,…

Analysis

Connection costs: Reducing land and maritime transport costs is a priority
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Papua New Guinea continues to grapple with some of the highest transport costs in the Asia-Pacific region, which has negatively affected the country’s business environment and investment climate. Although aviation and maritime shipping costs are also elevated, one of the most significant obstacles to affordable transport is the country’s dilapidated roads network, with limited connectivity between Port Moresby and the highly populated Highlands Region standing as a significant challenge…