1 Trade, Innovation and Productivity Center Sebastián Urbina Director
2 Georgia Tech – Costa Rica Trade, Innovation & Productivity (TIP) Center Partners –USA: Georgia Tech College of Management, School of Industrial &Systems Engineering and the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute –Costa Rica: PROCOMER, Chamber of Industries and Costa Rica universities –Global: Businesses and government entities that could benefit from improved trade Initial funding for the TIP Center was provided by a generous gift to Georgia Tech
3 Georgia Tech - Costa Rica TIP Center Major activities –A research effort focused on logistics and trade innovation –A repository for data and analytics –Forums for industry/academic collaboration –A focal point for logistics and trade education –Promote entrepreneurship for trade related start-up activities Initial trade domains –Food products –High value electronics –Digital Services
Costa Rica Borders (Cargo) Land -Paso Canoas - Panama -Peñas Blancas - Nicaragua Sea -Caldera -Pacific Ocean -Limon -Atlantic Ocean Air - Juan Santamaría - San Jose - Daniel Oduber - Liberia
Costa Rica Borders ( Schedule ) Land - 8 hours a day Sea -Caldera -9 hours a day -Limon -8 hours a day Air - Juan Santamaría – Planes unloaded 27/4, but warehouses only receive for 8 hours
Costa Rica Oil Pipeline Connects the two ports and cuts across San Jose About 524 km length Density: Costa Rica:.0162 miles of pipeline / Square mile of land United States: miles of pipeline / Square mile of land
International Trade Importance of Asia market has increased dramatically over the past 12 years
International Trade Asia receives most of it freight by air and is the largest recipient of all regions
International Trade Asia exports by weight are only about 2m kg per year
International Trade Capable of trans-pacific flights Maximum cargo payload: 53,660 Kg Number of possible flights per year from Costa Rica to Asia at 75% weight capacity: 51.6 Enough exports for 1 flight a week at 75% weight capacity
International Trade Majority of exports go to China and Hong Kong
World Bank Logistics Performance Index 12 Logistics LPICountryCustomsInfrastructurecompetence 1Singapore Netherlands Germany United States Chile Panama Mexico Peru Brazil El Salvador Venezuela Ecuador Paraguay Costa Rica
Questions? Sebastian Urbina – Director