Africa’s maritime network, with a 30,725 km coastline and numerous rivers and lakes, accounts for 22.1% of intra-African goods transport, revealed the 11th edition of “The Status of Regional Integration in Africa,” published by the Economic Commission for Africa, the African Union Commission and the African Development Bank.
The African maritime network comprises 142 routes connecting 65 ports, according to the report, which noted that many of these ports are “confronted with efficiency issues, because they are smaller and slower than equivalent ports in the rest of the world.”
On average, goods remain immobilized for more than two weeks, while they wait less than a week in Asia, Europe and Latin America, the report pointed out.
The study also noted that handling costs associated in African ports are around 50% higher than in other regions. “This inefficiency is reflected in the average arrival time: 27.8 hours in Africa compared to 7.6 hours in North America and 10.9 on average in the world, the report stated.
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