Promoting Inland Waterway Transport in the People's Republic of China
By: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Language: eng
Number of pages: 75
ISBN-13: 9789292575229
Subjects: Inland water transportation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-75).
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Figures; 1 River System in the People's Republic of China; 2 Freight Turnover in the People's Republic of China; 3 Waterway Transport Freight Turnover; 4 Cargo in River Ports, People's Republic of China; 5 Investment in Different Modes of Transport, People's Republic of China; 6 Hunan River System; 7 Location of Large Enterprises in Hunan; 8 Economic Potential in Hunan Province: Findings from Multicriteria Analysis; 9 Market Share versus Resource Allocation, 2013; 10 Highways, Railways, and Waterways in Hunan.; title: 11 Hunan Water Transport Administration Bureau Structure12 Marco Polo Facts and Figures; 13 Granulometric Riverbed Stabilization; 14 Fairway Installations in Austria; Tables; 1 Major Rivers in the People's Republic of China; 2 Hunan Provincial Department of Transport's Funding Allocation in 2013; 3 Freight Transport Volume and Growth in Hunan; 4 Freight Transport Turnover Volume and Growth in Hunan; 5 Development of Railways, Highways, and Waterways; 6 Freight Turnover; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary.; title: 1. Overview of the Inland Waterway System in the People's Republic of China: The Network; Market Share; Investment; Inland Waterway Transport Management Structure in the People's Republic of China; Inland Waterway Transport Development Policy Directions; Conclusion; title: 2. Constraints in Promoting Inland Waterway: Transport in the People's Republic of China: Insights from Hunan Province; Market Constraints; Funding Constraints for Inland Waterway Transport; Constraints in Ports and Logistics System; Information Constraints; Technical Constraints; Regulatory Constraints; Conclusion.; title: 3. Promoting Inland Waterway Transport: Europe's ExperienceIntroduction; European Union Marco Polo Program; European Union Funding Program Trans-European Network for Transport; The European Union Funding Program INTERREG IV-A Upper Rhine; The European Union Funding Program NAIADES; The European Union Funding Projects PLATINA and PLATINA 2; Conclusion; title: 4. Inland Waterway Transport Management: International Practice; Introduction; Waterway Infrastructure Management Companies in Belgium; Rijkswaterstaat in the Netherlands; Inland Waterway Transport Management in Germany.; title: Waterway Management System in AustriaInstitutional Inland Port Reform in Canada; Conclusion; title: 5. Recommendations; Introduction; Reducing Economic Disparity Within Provinces and Coordinating Planning and Development of Transport and Land Use; Promoting Integrated Transport Planning and Inter-Modality; Developing Inland Ports; Improving Customer Service; Directing Inland Waterway Transport Incentive Programs toward Market Players; Managing Relationship between Government Offices and State-Owned Enterprises; Enhancing Stakeholder Participation; Conclusion; Appendix: Multicriteria Analysis.