TRANSPORTATION
Setting tariffs and service standards
We help clients with…
Setting tariffs for transport projects in both transaction and regulatory settings. For expressways and public transportation, we consider willingness to pay for services and demand forecasts to calculate cost reflective tariffs and then advise on the level of subsidy required to ensure that projects are viable.
Dhaka-Chittagong Expressway Feasibility Study, Bangladesh
Castalia carried out a feasibility study for a US$4.1 billion expressway to reduce congestion and promote trade between the two largest cities in Bangladesh.Congestion on the highway between Dhaka and Chittagong is so severe that it significantly affects Bangladesh’s internal trade. Approximately 90 percent of the country’s goods are transported through this corridor. Read more
Expert Testimony for Port of Newcastle Tariff Arbitration, Australia
Castalia provided expert evidence that an increase in port charges by the Port of Newcastle was reasonable given historic under-charging. The Port of Newcastle was declared under Part IIIA of the Consumer Competition Act, making its prices subject to regulatory determination. Glencore, one of the world's largest miners and a port user, called for the Port of Newcastle to roll-back price increases the port had introduced Read more
Australia Minerals Council Advice on Hunter Valley Access Undertaking
Castalia helped the Mineral Council of Australia present a case against the proposed privatization of national rail system operator, Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC). ARTC was potentially going to be privatized and if the new owners focused on their own commercial interests, there was a risk that it could compromise the voluntary coordination arrangements that ensured the efficiency of the supply chain. Read more
Services
Introducing competition to the provision of public services, by helping governments evaluate the benefits of competition in providing public services ... Read more
Regulatory regimes for access to bottleneck infrastructure, such as ports and airport access rules. We assist regulated service providers and ... Read more
Government monitoring, managing and accounting for fiscal risks arising from PPP in the transport sector, by modeling contingent liabilities arising ... Read more
Identifying projects that could be developed with private finance- both for governments and investors. We also help them calculate how ... Read more
Appraising and diligencing projects and brownfield investments, using economic and financial models to forecast benefits, costs and cash flow; determining ... Read more
Appraising and diligencing projects and brownfield investments, using economic and financial models to forecast benefits, costs and cash flow; determining ... Read more
Blending private and public finance into viable deal structures. We combine government and multilateral grants, loans and guarantees with commercial ... Read more
Managing transactions, by supporting governments and investors in sales and acquisitions of major port, airport, expressway, and public transit projects ... Read more
Rethinking how they structure transport projects for private investment. We have developed guidance materials for multilateral development banks and governments, ... Read more
