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Netherlands tops port infrastructure ranking

19 Sep 2013 - by Staff reporter
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The Netherlands’ port infrastructure has been ranked as the best internationally by the World Economic Forum (WEF), according to its global competitiveness report, which analyses the competitive position of national economies worldwide, reports JOC.

Singapore and Hong Kong received second and third place respectively in the port infrastructure ranking, followed by the United Arab Emirates and Finland. The rankings are derived from the WEF’s Executive Opinion Survey.

The report’s ranking for best infrastructure overall listed Switzerland, Hong Kong and Finland as the Top 3, all of which scored highly on innovation. Germany and the US came in fourth and fifth, respectively.

In terms of quality of roads, the UAE, France and Oman were ranked as the best three countries. For railroad infrastructure, Japan, Switzerland and Hong Kong received the top spots, while Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE topped the list for air transport infrastructure.

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