The Benefits of Logistics Investments: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean

Transportation is an inherently crucial factor in supporting economic activities as well as providing opportunities for economic development. As such, the provision of transport infrastructures is a common priority in capital investment, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean where infrastructural capabilities are often lacking. The purpose of this report is to underline the key dimensions behind the benefits of logistics investments. It particularly focuses on port / hinterland supply chains in which the setting of logistics zones, transport and logistics corridors and inland ports provide a salient example of the multiplying effects of transport infrastructure and freight logistics investments.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.18235/0009007
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © Inter-American Development Bank, 2012.
• Corporate Authors:

  Inter-American Development Bank

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Rodrigue, Jean-Paul
• Publication Date: 2012-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 65p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capital investments; Infrastructure; Logistics; River ports; Supply chain management; Transportation corridors
• Geographic Terms: Caribbean Area; Latin America
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01995020
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: IDB-TN-395
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 7 2026 1:01PM