Quality of Transportation Infrastructure and Trade Facilities: Opportunities and Challenges in Increasing Trade and Economic Productivity

ABSTRACT: This study seeks to develop a conceptual model for increasing the productivity of a province in Indonesia. Based on trade facilities, it is hoped that it will become a key factor or strategy to increase trade that is oriented towards increasing the productivity of the provinces in Indonesia. Model In this study, in 34 provinces in Indonesia using secondary time series data and primary cross-sectional data. Self-data analysis using Amos 25 And from the results of data analysis all hypotheses proposed in this study is accepted, it shows that trade facilities are a key strategy for increasing trade and its orientation towards productivity growth of the gross regional domestic product.

KEYWORDS: Transport Infrastructure, Maritime Trade, Transportation Infrastructure, Transport Logistics System (TLS), Trade Facilities, Increasing Trade, Economic Productivity, Quality of Transport

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Citation note:

Widiatmaka F.P., Prasetyo A.N., Suherman S., Sularno H., Cahyadi T., Pranyoto P., Fitrianingsih A., Kundori K., Sukrisno S.: Quality of Transportation Infrastructure and Trade Facilities: Opportunities and Challenges in Increasing Trade and Economic Productivity. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 18, No. 3, doi:10.12716/1001.18.03.05, pp. 521-528, 2024

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