World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192010-04-15https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2962Globalization has brought about a rapid expansion of international trade and a dramatic change in trade structure. The liberalization of trade in goods and services, containerization, new integrated transport networks, advances in information communication technology and modern business logistics have created unprecedented business opportunities for the trade and transport industries, as firms increasingly rely on global supply chains for production and distribution. In response to the government's request, this study assesses Uruguay's potential as a logistics hub and as a regional distribution center. The competitiveness of Uruguay's logistics system is assessed from an international perspective and policy recommendations towards further efficiency gains are provided. The study focuses on policies related to enhancing domestic and regional trade facilitation and assesses the wider economic impact of such reforms on logistics costs and trade.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSIBILITYAIMAIRAIR CARGOAIR TRANSPORTAIRPORTSBEST PRACTICEBORDER CROSSINGSBOTTLENECKSBOXESBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS LOGISTICSBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESCABOTAGECAPACITY BUILDINGCARGO HANDLINGCARGO TRAFFICCARGO VOLUMESCARRIERSCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPUTER SYSTEMSCONNECTIVITYCONTAINER SHIPPINGCONTAINER TRAFFICCONTAINERIZATIONCONTAINERIZED CARGOCONTAINERSCOST ANALYSISCOST EFFICIENCYCUSTOMIZATIONCUSTOMSCUSTOMS PROCEDURESDIRECT DELIVERYDISCRIMINATORY ACCESSDISTRIBUTION CENTERSDISTRIBUTION SERVICESDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC IMPACTECONOMIES OF SCALEEFFICIENT TRANSPORTEFFICIENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMENVIRONMENTSFLEETSFOREIGN INVESTMENTFREE PORTSFREE ZONESFREIGHTFREIGHT FORWARDERSFREIGHT RATESFREIGHT TRANSPORTGLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINSGLOBAL TRANSPORTATIONGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT POLICYGROWTH POTENTIALHANDLINGHARMONIZATIONHIGHWAYSHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCE CAPABILITIESHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENTICTINFORMATION COMMUNICATIONINFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NEEDSINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINSPECTIONINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTEGRATED LOGISTICSINTERFACEINTERFACESINTERMODAL TRANSPORTINTERNATIONAL AIRPORTINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICEINTERNATIONAL PORTSINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINTERNATIONAL TRANSITINVENTORIESINVENTORYINVENTORY MANAGEMENTJOURNEYLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLAND TRANSPORTLANDLOCKED COUNTRIESLANESLEGAL FRAMEWORKLIFTINGLINER SHIPPINGLOADINGLOGISTICS CHAINLOGISTICS COSTSLOGISTICS MANAGEMENTLOGISTICS PROVIDERSLOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERSLOGISTICS SYSTEMLOGISTICS SYSTEMSMANAGEMENT SERVICESMANAGEMENT SYSTEMMARITIME TRAFFICMARITIME TRANSPORTMARKET ACCESSMATERIALMINISTRY OF TRANSPORTMODAL SPLITMODE OF TRANSPORTMODERN TRANSPORTMODES OF TRANSPORTMOVEMENT OF GOODSMULTIMODAL TRANSPORTNATIONAL LOGISTICSNATIONAL TRANSPORTNETWORKSNICHE MARKETSOPERATING ENVIRONMENTOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYPERFORMANCE INDICATORPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTUREPOLLUTIONPORT ACCESSPORT AUTHORITYPORT FACILITIESPORT INFRASTRUCTUREPRIVATE SECTORPROCUREMENTPRODUCERSPRODUCT DESIGNPROTOCOLPUBLIC WORKSQUALITY OF TRANSPORTRAILRAIL FREIGHTRAIL INFRASTRUCTURERAIL LINKRAIL TRAFFICRAILROADRAILROADSRAILWAYRAILWAY NETWORKRAILWAY SYSTEMRAILWAYSREFRIGERATED CONTAINERSREGIONAL LOGISTICSREGIONAL TRANSITREGIONAL TRANSPORTREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRESULTRESULTSRISK MANAGEMENTROADROAD ACCIDENTSROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD LINKSROAD NETWORKROAD TRANSPORTROADSROUTEROUTESSANITATIONSEARCHSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICES TO CLIENTSHIPMENTSSHIPPERSSHIPPINGSHIPPING COSTSSHIPSSTANDARDIZATIONSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTSUPPLY CHAINSTARGETSTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGETELECOMMUNICATIONTRACKING & TRACINGTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE LOGISTICSTRADE STRUCTURETRAFFICTRAFFIC CONGESTIONTRAFFIC FLOWSTRAFFIC VOLUMETRAFFIC VOLUMESTRANSITTRANSIT SERVICESTRANSIT TIMESTRANSMISSIONTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT ACTIVITIESTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT EQUIPMENTTRANSPORT INDUSTRIESTRANSPORT INDUSTRYTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT NETWORKTRANSPORT OPERATIONSTRANSPORT POLICYTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT SERVICESTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENTTRANSPORTATION SERVICESTRANSSHIPMENTUSESVESSELSWAREHOUSE MANAGEMENTWAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSWAREHOUSINGWORLD TRADEWorld Bank10.1596/2962