The Ministry of Transport is mandated with all transportation affairs, particularly overseeing land, maritime and air transportation, developing and improving transportation services, considering their projects, and monitoring their implementation to broaden the scope of the economic activity and serve the requirements of national development, monitoring compliance with technical performance criteria on the part of the entities and companies licensed to do transportation activities, monitoring traffic movements and suggesting traffic safety initiatives in conjunction with the entities concerned, overseeing maritime and air activities, licensing and ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and systems in place, and overseeing meteorological activities.