1. Logistics & Trade Facilitation Development
Guyaozi-Qingtongxia Expressway
“The Linking Road”
Ningxia Highway Project (PO96920), World Bank, Yinchuan, NAR, PR China
August 10, 2010, Robert L. Wallack, U.S.A. 1

2. Contents Introduction: The Project Highway
Linking urban, rural and development zones
How to Develop Logistics & Trade Facilitation?
Background: Economy, Trade and Industry
Institutional: Policies, Organizations, Training
Infrastructure: Existing and Planned for Transport & Logistics-road, rail, airports, dry ports
Corridor Development of the United States
Action Plan & Conclusions

3. Introduction The Guyaozi-Qingtongxia Corridor
“Transport and Trade Corridor”-4 lane expressway of 75.6 km based on:
-local traffic patterns (over 6% increases)
-industrial needs
-economic development in the long term
“Linking Road” between 5 industrial areas, major cities and rural areas

4. East to West Construction:
Ningdong Energy & Chemical Base
Taiyanshan Development Zone
Lingwu Sheep Wool Industrial Park
Jingji Wuzhong Industrial Park
Qingtongxia New Materials Base
-7 interchanges: Lingwu, Yangmahu, Jinji, Qingtongxia (2) aluminum plant west of Yellow R.
Linking isolated rural areas in southeast hills for agriculture

5. How to Develop Logistics & Trade Facilitation? Corridor & Regional
1.) Corridor and Regional Analysis: Transport and Trade Facilitation Audit Methodology
2.) Demand Analysis: Industrial & Agriculture
3.) Policy Analysis: National, regional, provincial and international
4.) Capacity Building and Training
5.) Write a Strategy and Action Plan to Implement

6. Background-NAR Economy
Landlocked and 6.2 million population of which 63% rural and 37% urban across 66,400 square kilometers
Growing faster than national average: 17%/yr.
GDP: US $15.9 billion/2008, per capita: US $2,617, yet unequal
Q international trade: US $398 million up 79.7% over 2009 and above national rate of 44%---Ningxia-Central Asia-Middle East trade: time and cost savings to markets for specialized food and products, 57 Muslim countries, 1.5 billion population and multi-billion dollar trade prospects

7. Background-NAR Industry and Agriculture
manufacturing is 43% of GDP and metallurgical is 47% of PRC total
Ningdong and Taiyangshan-coal output will grow 80%/yr and 1/3 of GDP by 2020 from 10 million now-130 million tons with US $44 billion investments
Qingtongxia aluminum plant. Also, Ningxia magnesium, petroleum, natural gas, electricity with massive reserves in each.
agriculture is 11% of GDP in mountains of south: forestry, animal husbandry, processing of dairy products, Muslim beef and mutton, potatoes with processing and storage requirements

8. Institutional Strengthening
Policies-
Western Development Strategy
Master Plans & Cooperation Strategies (regl/intl)
Trade Logistics, Transport (air) law/regulations
Organizations-
Ningxia Transport Department-other agencies?
Associations-logistics, purchasing, information
RIPA-LRIP for transport corridor analysis
Training-
Concepts: multimodal containerization, supply chain management (dry and cold), project finance, corridor and logistics measurements (

9. Infrastructure
Road, Rail (HuiNing dry port), Airports (Yinchuan-cargo? & Zhongwei, Luipeishan)
Logistics Centers, warehouses, equipment
(World Bank: ICDs, CTT, modal connections)
Locations & authority by demand and zones
Software: information systems and Customs

10. United States Logistics Corridors
Economic development departments & IPAs
North America SuperCorridor Coalition, Inc.-international, integrated,secure,multimodal trade and transport corridor with public and private support-IH35/29/94

11. Action Plan & Conclusions
1.) The “Linking Road” of Guyaozi-Qingtongxia Expressway benefits all trade, transport, logistics and public and private stakeholders 2.) Ningxia policies, organizations and training are coordinated for public and private sectors
Trade & Transport Facilitation Audit-2010
Ningxia Logistics Strategy
Ningxia Logistics Workshop-2011
Implement Trade Logistics Strategy

12. Questions-Answers-Discussion
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