Namura Research InstituteArnold, JohnStone, Jack I.2014-03-262014-03-262003-06-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17397This report is part of a strategy to promotes trade competitiveness within the East Asia and Pacific Region. It presents an overview of the logistics issues facing East Asia countries and proposes a development agenda for them. Based on the recognition that the countries have basic differences in their level of development, extent of openness, and composition of trade, it begins by discussing the benefits of improved logistics. The East Asian countries are organized into an action matrix, with an analysis of the logistics needs appropriate to each group. The country working papers (volumes 2, 3, & 5)discuss the assessment of preset logistics services and the impediments they impose upon, and opportunities they offer for, expanded trade, including policy reform proposals. The special report on ports (volume 4) addresses port development in relation to urban growth.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTUREAIMBILATERAL TRADEBONDED WAREHOUSESBORDER TRADECARGOCFRCFSCHANGES IN TRADECIFCOALCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECONTAINER SHIPPINGCONTAINER TERMINALSCONTAINER YARDCOSTCOST & FREIGHTCURRENCYCUSTOMSDEADWEIGHTDEREGULATIONDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDOMESTIC DEMANDDOMESTIC PRODUCERSDWTECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC FACTORSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICYEXCHANGE RATESEXPORT DIVERSIFICATIONEXPORT GROWTHEXPORT INDUSTRIESEXPORT TRADEEXPORTSEXTERNAL TRADEFACTOR ENDOWMENTSFINANCIAL CRISISFISHFISHERIESFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN TRADEFORESTRYFORWARDINGFREE TRADEFREE TRADE AREAFREIGHT FORWARDERSFREIGHT FORWARDINGFUELSGDPGDP PER CAPITAGLOBAL INTEGRATIONGROSS OUTPUTGROWTH RATEHIGH TARIFFSIMPORT DUTIESIMPORT TARIFFSIMPORTSINCOMEINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONINDUSTRIAL SECTORINSURANCEINSURANCE & FREIGHTINTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL TERMSLOGISTICS CHAINMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMANUFACTURINGMARKET LIBERALIZATIONMARKET SHAREOILOPENNESSPREFERENTIAL TARIFFPREFERENTIAL TRADEPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTSPROTECTIVE TARIFFSQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONSREAL WAGESSHIPOWNERSSHIPOWNERS ASSOCIATIONSHIPPINGSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTTARIFF BARRIERSTARIFF RATESTELECOMMUNICATIONSTHIRD PARTY LOGISTICSTRADE AGREEMENTTRADE BALANCETRADE FACILITATIONTRADE FLOWSTRADE MORETRADE PATTERNTRADE PATTERNSTRADE POLICYTRADE PROMOTIONTRADE REFORMTRADE REGIMETRAFFICTRANSPORT SERVICESVALUE OF TRADEVOLUME OF TRADEWAGESWAREHOUSINGWORLD MARKETSWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOZERO TARIFFS TRADELOGISTICSLOGISTICS ANALYSISLOGISTIC SYSTEMSCONTAINER TRANSPORTMULTIMODAL TRANSPORTCUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURESAIR FREIGHTTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTUREIMPORTSAGRICULTURAL TRADETRADE FACILITATIONTRADE AGREEMENTSLOGISTICS CHAINCROSS BORDER TRADECONTAINER DEPOTSCOFFEE TRADECLOTHING INDUSTRYWOOD INDUSTRYSUPPLY CHAINSCORN INDUSTRYPORTS REGULATIONPORT CAPACITYPORT MANAGEMENTPORT DEVELOPMENT10.1596/17397