How multimodal logistics can connect landlocked African countries
· Source: logupdateafrica.com
In short
Landlocked African countries face transport costs roughly 50% above the global average and wait twice as long for imports, prompting a shift toward multimodal logistics that assigns each transport mode to the part of the journey it performs best. The article examines how rail, road, ocean freight and air charter combine to build integrated trade corridors, citing examples such as the Ethio-Djibouti Railway, Maersk's Tangier–Casablanca rail service and Chapman Freeborn's AN-124 and PC-12 charter operations, alongside digital and blockchain initiatives to speed border clearance.
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Tags: multimodal, air charter, trade corridors, freight, Africa