Asia-Pacific maritime trade remains the backbone of global flows
December 4, 2025
East Africa’s trade is projected to triple by 2050, but today’s freight still relies on roads and a few main corridors (Northern, Central, Ethio-Djibouti), keeping costs high and resilience low. A higher-ambition package—rail build-out, dry ports, and One-Stop Border Posts with digital data-sharing—can shift ~15% of activity from road to rail and materially cut border delays, strengthening reliability. For maritime […]
