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No. TRANSPORT PLANNING AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT MiNTS – MISR NATIONAL TRANSPORT STUDY THE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON THE MASTER PLAN FOR NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT FINAL REPORT TECHNICAL REPORT 7 ORGANIZATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF THE TRANSPORT SECTOR March 2012 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS CO., LTD. ALMEC CORPORATION EID KATAHIRA & ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL JR - 12 039 No. TRANSPORT PLANNING AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT MiNTS – MISR NATIONAL TRANSPORT STUDY THE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON THE MASTER PLAN FOR NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT FINAL REPORT TECHNICAL REPORT 7 ORGANIZATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF THE TRANSPORT SECTOR March 2012 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS CO., LTD. ALMEC CORPORATION EID KATAHIRA & ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL JR - 12 039 USD1.00 = EGP5.96 USD1.00 = JPY77.91 (Exchange rate of January 2012) MiNTS: Misr National Transport Study Technical Report 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS Item Page CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................1-1 1.1. BACKGROUND...................................................................................................................................1-1 1.2. THE MiNTS FRAMEWORK.................................................................................................................1-1 1.2.1. Study Scope and Objectives.......................................................................................................1-1 1.2.2. A Consultative Planning Process ................................................................................................1-2 1.2.3. Sustainability and Human Resources Development ...................................................................1-3 1.3. REPORTING STRUCTURE................................................................................................................1-3 CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW OF ROAD SECTOR ...............................................................................................2-1 2.1. OVERVIEW.........................................................................................................................................2-1 CHAPTER 3: THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (MOT) ..................................................................................3-1 3.1. The Overall Domain ............................................................................................................................3-1 3.2. The Head Quarters of the Ministry of Transport ..................................................................................3-6 3.3. The Organization and responsibilities of the Transport Planning Authority .........................................3-7 3.4. The General Authority for Roads, Bridges and Land Transport (GARBLT) .......................................3-10 3.4.1. First: In the field of Roads and Bridges: .................................................................................... 3-11 3.4.2. Second: In the Field of Road transport of Passengers:.............................................................3-12 3.4.3. Third: In the field of cargo and equipment transport:.................................................................3-13 3.5. Egyptian National Railway (ENR)......................................................................................................3-16 3.6. The River Transport Authority............................................................................................................3-19 3.6.1. Operating River Ports................................................................................................................3-21 3.7. The Maritime Transport Sector and the Maritime Ports.....................................................................3-23 3.7.1. The Maritime Transport Sector (MTS).......................................................................................3-23 3.7.2. Egyptian Authority for Maritime Safety (EAFMS) ......................................................................3-25 3.7.3. The Supreme Council of Egyptian Ports...................................................................................3-27 3.7.4. The Regional Port Authorities ...................................................................................................3-27 3.8. The National Authority for Tunnels ....................................................................................................3-29 3.9. General Authority for Land Ports and Dry Ports (GALDP).................................................................3-30 3.10. Holding Company for Roads, Bridges and Land Transport (HCRBLT)..............................................3-32 3.11. Egypt National Institute for Transport (ENIT).....................................................................................3-34 3.11.1. Transport Management Training ...............................................................................................3-38 3.11.2. Logistics Training ......................................................................................................................3-38 CHAPTER 4: ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OTHER TRANSPORT RELATED ENTITIES 4-1 4.1. Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities (MOHUUC) .....................................................4-1 4.2. Suez Canal Authority...........................................................................................................................4-5 4.2.1. The land bridge across North America........................................................................................4-5 4.2.2. The Panama Canal Expansion Project .......................................................................................4-6 4.2.3. Northern Sea Route of Russia ....................................................................................................4-6 4.2.4. The Eurasian Land Bridge ..........................................................................................................4-7 4.2.5. Trans Global Highway.................................................................................................................4-7 4.3. Ministry of Interior................................................................................................................................4-8 i MiNTS: Misr National Transport Study Technical Report 7 4.3.1. Vehicle Operation License ..........................................................................................................4-8 4.3.2. Driving License ...........................................................................................................................4-8 4.3.3. Enforcement of Traffic Law .........................................................................................................4-9 4.3.4. Security of Transport Facilities..................................................................................................4-10 4.3.5. Passport and immigration .........................................................................................................4-10 4.4. Ministry of Civil Aviation.....................................................................................................................4-10 4.4.1. Egyptair Holding Company ....................................................................................................... 4-11 4.4.2. Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN).................................... 4-11 4.4.3. Egyptian Aviation Academy (EAA) ............................................................................................4-12 4.4.4. Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA)..................................................................................4-12 4.5. Ministry of Tourism ............................................................................................................................4-12 4.6. Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) ..........................................................................4-13 4.7. Ministry of Petroleum.........................................................................................................................4-13 4.8. Ministry of Economic Development (former Ministry of Planning) (MOED) .......................................4-14 4.9. Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs (MSEA) ...........................................................................4-14 4.10. Ministry of Investment .......................................................................................................................4-15 4.11. The Governorates .............................................................................................................................4-17 4.11.1. Construction and maintenance of local roads. ..........................................................................4-17 4.11.2. Construction, operation and management of bus and shared taxi terminals ............................4-17 4.11.3. Licensing of cooperatives and/or private busses. .....................................................................4-17 4.11.4. Establishment of truck cooperatives. ........................................................................................4-18 4.11.5. Licensing of ferries for crossing the River Nile and other Canals..............................................4-18