TITLE:
SWOT Analysis for Developing Dry Ports in Togo
AUTHORS:
Degbe Sewodo Augustin, Dassanou Latre Akossiwa
KEYWORDS:
SWOT, Dry Ports, Port of Lomé, West Africa, Transit Traffic
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management,
Vol.8 No.6,
June
5,
2018
ABSTRACT: Dry
ports currently play an integral role in the global logistics network relieving
seaport from congestions and enabling more efficient and effective cargo handling
with improved logistics solutions to facilitate cargo transportation for
shippers in the port’s hinterland locations. This paper focuses on developing dry ports in Togo and the concept of dry
port as well as the drivers behind the emergence and development of dry ports
has been extensively reviewed in existing literatures. It also delves into the
classification of dry ports based on the geographical factors relating to
distance from the seaport. In addition, Port of Lomé is presented as a main
gateway port for West African Landlocked Countries (LLC’s) with major focus on Lomé-Ouagadougou CU9 transit
corridor, which remains a pivot channel for transporting merchandise designated
for hinterland markets. Finally, SWOT analysis methodology was applied to
analyze the endogenous and exogenous factors
that are considered vital for developing dry ports in Togo followed by
conclusion for future implementation.