Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority
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{{Infobox company
| name = Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority
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| type = Private
| owner = Governments of
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Burundi
South Sudan
DR Congo
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| foundation = {{start date and years ago|1985}}
| key_people = Omae Nyarandi
Executive Secretary
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| industry = Transport Infrastructure
| products = Railway Systems, Interstate Roads, Interstate Pipelines, Inland Water Transport Systems
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.ttcanc.org/index.php}}
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The Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) is an intergovernmental body, encompassing six countries in Eastern Africa, tasked with the job of coordinating transport infrastructure improvements.{{cite web|url=https://www.ttcanc.org/page.php?id=11 | title=Background to the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority |publisher=Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) |author=NCTTCA |
date=13 July 2018 |access-date=13 July 2018 |location=Mombasa}}
The Northern Corridor includes the Port of Mombasa, the international road network, rail networks, inland waterways and pipeline transport. The core element of the Northern Corridor is the port of Mombasa, the largest port in Kenya, which connects Kenya and five other landlocked countries to the sea and with the world economy. The six countries covered by the NCTTCA are Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{cite web| url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1475922/trademark-east-africa-commits-ususd105m-fund-northern-corridor | title=Trademark East Africa commits US$1.05m to fund the Northern Corridor |access-date=13 July 2018 |first=Prossy |last=Nandudu | date=18 April 2018 |newspaper=New Vision |location=Kampala}} The Northern corridor also serves northern Tanzania and parts of Ethiopia.{{cite web| url=http://www.oecd.org/investment/investmentfordevelopment/34879173.pdf |title=Investment Opportunities In The Northern Corridor With Emphasis In Transport Infrastructure |date=7 June 2004 |format=A paper prepared by the NCTTCA Secretariat for presentation at the COMESA Business Summit, Kampala, Uganda 7-8 June 2004 |publisher=Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Quoting NCTTCA Secretariat |author=NCTTCA Secretariat |access-date=13 July 2018 |location=Paris}}{{cite web| url=https://www.tralac.org/news/article/7942-northern-corridor-member-states-committed-to-work-jointly-in-developing-transport-infrastructure-projects-and-trade-facilitation.html | title=Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA): Final Communiqué of the 27th Council of Ministers Meeting |access-date=13 July 2018 |date=21 August 2015 |publisher=Tralac.org |author=Tralac.org}}
Location
The headquarters of the NCTTCA and the organization's Permanent Secretariat are located at House 1196, Links Road, in Nyali, a neighborhood with Mombasa, the largest port and second-largest city of Kenya.{{cite web|
date=13 July 2018 |url=https://www.ttcanc.org/contacts.php | title=Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority: Contact Us |publisher=Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) |author=NCTTCA |
access-date=13 July 2018 |location=Mombasa}} The geographical coordinates of the Authority headquarters are 04°02'59.0"S, 39°41'30.0"E (Latitude:-4.049722; Longitude:39.691667).{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/4%C2%B002'59.0%22S+39%C2%B041'30.0%22E/@-4.0497222,39.6894834,450m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-4.0497222!4d39.6916667 |title=Location of the Headquarters of the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority |access-date=13 July 2018}}
Overview
One of its main objectives is to build standard gauge railways connecting Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and the eastern parts of The Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the Kenyan port city of Mombasa.{{cite web|access-date=13 July 2018 | url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2017/07/06/china-and-the-east-africa-railways-beyond-full-industry-chain-export/ |date=6 July 2017 |title=China and the East Africa railways: Beyond full industry chain export | publisher=Brookings Institution |location=Washington, DC | author=Brookings Institution}}{{cite web| url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Rwanda-uganda-Juba-under-pressure-to-raise-SGR-cash/2560-4639672-7salf9/index.html |title=Kigali, Kampala, Juba under pressure to raise SGR cash and complete project |newspaper=The EastAfrican |date=30 June 2018 |access-date=14 June 2018 |first=Allan |last=Olingo |
location=Nairobi}}
A refined oil products pipeline, carrying jet fuel, petrol and kerosene is also under development. The pipeline, measuring {{convert|20|inch|cm}} in diameter, is being laid from the Kenyan coast to Uganda and Rwanda.{{cite web|access-date=13 July 2013 |location=Nairobi |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001285416/new-pipeline-to-be-commissioned-in-july-says-kpc |title=KSh48 Billion New Pipeline To Be Commissioned Next Month |first=Patrick |last=Beja |date=25 June 2018 |newspaper=The Standard (Kenya)}}{{cite web|date=11 July 2018 | url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2018/07/mombasa-nairobi-oil-pipeline-now-operational/ |title=Mombasa–Nairobi Oil Pipeline Now Operational |access-date=13 July 2018 |publisher=98.4 Capital FM |author=Capital FM Staff |location=Nairobi}} The {{convert|450|km|0}} pipeline will replace an estimated 700 oil tanker trucks that transport fuel by road between Mombasa and Nairobi, on a daily basis, according to the Kenya Pipeline Company.{{cite web|access-date=13 July 2018 | url=https://www.africanews.com/2018/07/12/kenya-says-nairobi-mombasa-refined-products-pipeline-ready-for-use/ |title=Kenya Says Nairobi-Mombasa Refined Products Pipeline Ready For Use | publisher=Africanews.com Quoting Reuters |agency=Reuters |
location=Pointe-Noire}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.ttcanc.org/ Website of the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority]
- [http://unctad.org/meetings/en/Presentation/DonatBANGULA-cp+ppt.pdf Transport And Trade Facilitation Along The Northern Corridor: Challenges, Experiences And ICT Initiatives Towards A Smart Corridor]
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Category:Rail transport in East Africa
Category:Transport in South Sudan