1 THE TRANSPORT OBSERVATORY REPORT // 11th Issue | November 2017 NORTHERN CORRIDOR TRANSPORT OBSERVATORY REPORT 11TH Issue | November 2017 Trade and Transport for Regional Integration ii THE TRANSPORT OBSERVATORY REPORT // 11th Issue | November 2017 NORTHERN CORRIDOR TRANSIT AND TRANSPORT COORDINATION AUTHORITY PARTNERS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................................iii LIST OF FIGURES .....................................................................................................................................................vi LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................................................vii ABBREVIATION ....................................................................................................................................................... ix SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................1 DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS 1.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Key Economic Indicators ..................................................................................................................................3 1.3 Northern Corridor Performance Monitoring ..................................................................................................5 1.4 Methodology .....................................................................................................................................................5 1.5 Mobile Phone Surveys ......................................................................................................................................6 1.6 Analysis and Reporting ....................................................................................................................................7 SECTION TWO: VOLUME AND CAPACITY INDICATORS ....................................................................................8 2.1 Cargo Throughput ............................................................................................................................................9 2.2 Transport Capacity by Rail ............................................................................................................................ 12 2.2.1 Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) .................................................................................................................. 13 2.3 Pipeline Transport Capacity .......................................................................................................................... 15 SECTION THREE: TRANSPORT RATES AND COSTS .......................................................................................... 18 3.1 Road Freight charges in Kenya ...................................................................................................................... 19 3.2 Annual distance covered by trucks in Kenya. .............................................................................................. 20 3.3 Road Freight charges in Burundi ................................................................................................................... 20 3.4 Road Freight charges in DRC ......................................................................................................................... 22 iii THE TRANSPORT OBSERVATORY REPORT // 11th Issue | November 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................................iii LIST OF FIGURES .....................................................................................................................................................vi LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................................................vii ABBREVIATION ....................................................................................................................................................... ix SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................1 1.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Key Economic Indicators ..................................................................................................................................3 1.3 Northern Corridor Performance Monitoring ..................................................................................................5 1.4 Methodology .....................................................................................................................................................5 1.5 Mobile Phone Surveys ......................................................................................................................................6 1.6 Analysis and Reporting ....................................................................................................................................7 SECTION TWO: VOLUME AND CAPACITY INDICATORS ....................................................................................8 2.1 Cargo Throughput ............................................................................................................................................9 2.2 Transport Capacity by Rail ............................................................................................................................ 12 2.2.1 Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) .................................................................................................................. 13 2.3 Pipeline Transport Capacity .......................................................................................................................... 15 SECTION THREE: TRANSPORT RATES AND COSTS .......................................................................................... 18 3.1 Road Freight charges in Kenya ...................................................................................................................... 19 3.2 Annual distance covered by trucks in Kenya. .............................................................................................. 20 3.3 Road Freight charges in Burundi ................................................................................................................... 20 3.4 Road Freight charges in DRC ......................................................................................................................... 22 iv THE TRANSPORT OBSERVATORY REPORT // 11th Issue | November 2017 3.5 Road Freight charges in Rwanda .................................................................................................................. 23 3.6 Road Freight charges in South Sudan ........................................................................................................... 24 3.7 Road Freight charges in Uganda ................................................................................................................... 25 SECTION FOUR: PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY ........................................................................................ 27 4.1 Ship turnaround time .................................................................................................................................... 28 4.2 Ship Waiting Time (Hours) ............................................................................................................................. 28 4.3 Quality of transport infrastructure within the Northern Corridor Road Network ..................................... 30 4.3.1 Summary of road condition for the Northern Corridor ........................................................................... 30 a) Road conditions in Burundi ......................................................................................................................... 30 b) Road conditions in DRC .............................................................................................................................. 31 c) Road condition in Kenya ............................................................................................................................. 33 d) Road condition in Rwanda .......................................................................................................................... 34 e) Road condition in South Sudan .................................................................................................................. 35 f) Road condition in Uganda ........................................................................................................................... 35 4.4 Weighbridge Traffic ....................................................................................................................................... 36 4.5 Weight Compliance at the Weighbridge ...................................................................................................... 37 4.6 Average daily weighed traffic for Uganda Weighbridges 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