Transportation and Public Safety

This study was prepared under the umbrella of the Transport Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP). It is directly related to the achievement of Priority Goal 2: "Manage sustainable mobility and promote a more efficient transport system” which describes what is managed mobility and how it can help local regional and national authorities to achieve their urban traffic and congestion reduction goals.

C’est la troisième édition d’un document d’orientation sur la situation actuelle les tendances et les défis du transport par voie navigable sur les voies de navigation intérieure européennes d’importance internationale dans la région de la Commission économique pour l’Europe. Le livre blanc décrit l’état actuel du réseau de voies navigables E l’évolution du cadre institutionnel et réglementaire de la navigation intérieure depuis 2011 les programmes et activités récents de la CEE de l’Union européenne et d’autres organisations internationales. Le livre blanc identifie huit domaines prioritaires pour rendre les transports par voies navigables dans la région de la CEE plus durable et concurrentiel et formule des recommandations de politique générale pour les actions de la CEE pour chacun d’eux.

Improving the competitiveness of Kyrgyzstan as a transport logistics centre at the crossroads of Europe and Asia could enable the country to unlock significant untapped benefits of growing cargo flows between the two continents. This study identifies the transport infrastructure and services available in Kyrgyzstan reviews the country’s extensive recent and future transport investments and sets out recommendations to ensure its transport network is ready to harness the growth in inland transport from rising East-West trade particularly in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative within which Kyrgyzstan could occupy a strategic geographical position. To further capitalize on Kyrgyzstan’s pivotal role in Euro-Asian transport logistics this study also presents the benefits of adhering to and implementing the full spectrum of UN Transport Conventions and Legal Instruments administered by UNECE and through its continued participation in UNECE initiatives such as the Euro-Asian Transport Links project. The study also highlights strengthening the harmonization of legislation as one of the most important conditions for the development of the transport infrastructure of Kyrgyzstan and the broader region of which Kyrgyzstan is a member.

The European Code for Inland Waterways (CEVNI) was first established in 1962 and has since that time been maintained by the UNECE Working Party on Inland Water Transport (SC.3). It contains the core uniform rules applicable to the traffic on inland waterways such as marking on vessels visual signs on vessels sound signals and radiotelephony waterway signs and markings rules of the road berthing rules signalling and reporting requirements and prevention of pollution of water and disposal of waste. The provisions of CEVNI are traditionally based on the relevant regulations of river commissions for the Danube Moselle Rhine and Sava and adjusted to the pan-European scope of the code. The fifth revised edition of CEVNI (CEVNI 5) is the most harmonized version of the document and brings together the best practices from the existing traffic regulations of River Commissions and ECE member States. Implementation of the European Code for Inland Waterways” held at the sixty-first session of SC.3 emphasised that the main practical value of unified navigation rules for inland waterways was ensuring harmonized standards for navigation safety. Other values were the unification of vessel documentation and procedures the contribution to national and regional regulations which prevent accidents on inland waterways and the common standards for the education and competencies of crews. The majority agreed that in order to make CEVNI more viable it should have the status of an international agreement. Such an agreement could also take into account the specific requirements of a particular river section or a river basin. To ensure the necessary transparency whether CEVNI becomes an international agreement or not a depository is needed to keep track of the implementation of CEVNI and of all deviations from CEVNI as well as additional requirements in river basin/regional/national regulations. Ideally this could be achieved by elevating the status of CEVNI to an international agreement representing a blueprint regulation which is accessible for River Commissions and national governments to amend the rules according to regional national and local needs.

En el presente número del Informe sobre el transporte marítimo se considera que las perspectivas a largo plazo del comercio marítimo y las empresas del sector son positivas. En 2015 el producto interno bruto mundial aumentó un 25% tasa igual a la de 2014. Los países obtuvieron distintos resultados económicos en un contexto de reducción de precios del petróleo y de las materias primas de debilidad de la demanda y de una desaceleración en China. Paralelamente el comercio mundial de mercancías se debilitó ya que tan solo aumentó un 14% frente a un 23% en 2014.

El Transporte Marítimo 2015 destaca que el transporte marítimo se enfrenta al doble desafío de la adaptación al cambio climático y la mitigación de sus efectos. Si bien sigue siendo urgente reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) a fin de lograr niveles manejables de calentamiento de la Tierra los efectos de la variabilidad y el cambio del clima independientemente de sus causas ya se están notando en diferentes partes del mundo a menudo en los países más pobres que son los que tienen más dificultades para hacerles frente.

The 2007 review identifies the main developments in world maritime transport and provides relevant statistical data. It focuses on developments concerning maritime activities in developing countries as compared with other groups of countries. It highlights the correlation between the development of global trade and maritime transport activities in general with particular attention given to regional developments in Asia.

With over 80 per cent of global trade by volume and more than 70 per cent of its value being carried on board ships and handled by seaports worldwide the importance of maritime transport for trade and development cannot be overemphasized. The 2017 Review of Maritime Transport presents and discusses key developments in the world economy and international trade and related impacts on shipping demand and supply freight and charter markets as well as seaports and the regulatory and legal framework. In addition to relevant developments in 2016 and the first half of 2017 this year’s edition of the Review also features a special chapter on maritime transport connectivity reflecting the prominence of physical and electronic connectivity as a priority area in the trade and development policy agenda.

Los Principios para órganos conjuntos eficaces en la cooperación en materia de aguas transfronterizas presentados en esta publicación sintetizan lecciones valiosas a partir de las experiencias de órganos conjuntos a escala mundial de las Partes en el Convenio del Agua y de otros Estados así como de las partes interesadas. Estas experiencias fueron reunidas a través de un extenso proceso consultivo en virtud del Convenio del Agua. Durante el séptimo período de sesiones (en Budapest del 17 al 19 de noviembre de 2015) la Reunión de las Partes en el Convenio del Agua adoptó formalmente los principios y alentó a los países a aplicarlos. Los principios procuran facilitar la creación y el trabajo de los órganos conjuntos y en última instancia contribuir a alcanzar un alto grado de cooperación entre los estados ribereños. Los principios son de suma importancia a la luz de la apertura del Convenio del Agua a todos los Estados Miembros de las Naciones Unidas y pueden ayudar a los países a cumplir con una de sus principales obligaciones.

This study on railway reform in the ECE Region looks at the history of railway reform within its member States and looks at how it has been implemented through a number of examples highlighting that railway reform across the ECE region has taken different forms in terms of institutional structure market participants and development of the sector.

The Review of Maritime Transport an annual publication provides comprehensive and up-to-date statistics and information on maritime and ancillary services. The Review focuses on developments concerning maritime activities in developing countries as compared with other groups of countries. In the 2005 edition particular attention is given to regional developments in Latin America.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been used as fuel for ships for decades but quality standards are still under development. The UNECE Group of Experts on Gas created in 2015 a task force on removing barriers to the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel. This report summarises the findings to date on the main barriers to the use of gas in maritime transportation. It considered not only gas-fuelled ships but the supply chain as well. The report demonstrates that in order to allow the use of LNG as marine fuel to grow six key enablers need to be in place: 1) easy access to LNG 2) reliable and safe logistics 3) legal certainty 4) favourable investment climate 5) competence knowledge and skills and 6) public acceptance.

This is the third edition of a policy paper on the current situation trends and challenges in Inland Water Transport on European inland waterways of international importance in the region of the Economic Commission for Europe. The White Paper describes the current status of the E Waterway Network the evolution of the institutional and regulatory framework for inland navigation since 2011 recent programmes and activities of UNECE the European Union and other international organizations. The White Paper identifies eight priority areas to make IWT in the ECE region more sustainable and competitive and comes up with policy recommendations for UNECE actions for each of them.

This report presents the analyses of several climate variables relevant to transport networks and nodes within the ECE region. Regional maps have been produced in Geographical Information System (GIS) format showing the main transportation networks which have been overlain by the spatial distribution of the climate change projections thereby presenting an initial perspective of areas of potential risk which could warrant more in-depth assessment. The Group of Experts has also reviewed and presented country experiences in the form of case studies demonstrating a range of efforts that have been undertaken to analyse climate change impacts on transport assets and operations. With its work the Group of Experts wishes to raise awareness on the importance of considering climate change and extreme weather (for example in planning construction maintenance and operations) and of strengthening the climate resilience of inland transport assets networks and nodes. It also aims to stimulate the continuation of work to establish the necessary analytical basis to facilitate local or regional assessments leading to the identification of specific transport assets at risk which may require adaptation efforts. The Group of Experts within this report also formulated a series of lessons learned which have served as a basis to recommend future action at national and international levels towards improved transportation system climate resilience.

El transporte maritime es la espina dorsal del comercio internacional y un motor fundamental de la globalization. En torno al 80% del volume del comercio mundial y mas del 70% de su valor se mueve por mar e es manipulado en puertos de todo el mundo. Estos porcentajes son todavia superiors en el caso de la mayoria de los paises en desarrollo. El transporte marítimo en 2012 lo mismo que ediciones anteriores contiene analisis criticos y un fondo importante de datos que incluye series de datos a largo plazo sobre el transporte maritime la capacidad de la flota los servicios de trafico y las actividades en los puertos.

Dado que más del 80% del volumen del comercio mundial de mercancías es transportado por vía marítima el transporte marítimo continúa siendo el pilar en que se apoyan el comercio internacional y la globalización. En 2007 el volumen del comercio marítimo internacional llegó a 8.020 millones de toneladas lo que representa un aumento del 48% con respecto al año anterior. Cabe resaltar que se calcula que en los últimos tres decenios el crecimiento anual promedio del comercio maritime mundial ha sido del 31%.

El presente informe es una publicación anual preparada por la secretaría de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo. Su propósito es estudiar los principales acontecimientos en el transporte marítimo mundial y facilitar estadísticas pertinentes. Se centra en lo ocurrido en las actividades marítimas de los países en desarrollo en comparación con otros grupos de países. También señala la correlación entre el desarrollo del comercio mundial y el transporte marítimo en general. La evolución regional del comercio y las redes de transporte de Africa son el asunto que se trata en el capítulo especial de este año.

El presente informe es una publicación anual preparada por la secretaría de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo. Su propósito es estudiar los principales acontecimientos en el transporte marítimo mundial y facilitar estadísticas pertinentes. Se centra en lo ocurrido en las actividades marítimas de los países en desarrollo en comparación con otros grupos de países. También señala la correlación entre el desarrollo del comercio mundial y el transporte marítimo en general.

El presente informe es una publicación anual preparada por la secretaría de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo. Su propósito es estudiar los principales acontecimientos en el transporte marítimo mundial y facilitar estadísticas pertinentes. Se centra en lo ocurrido en las actividades marítimas de los países en desarrollo en comparación con otros grupos de países. También señala la correlación entre el desarrollo del comercio mundial y el transporte marítimo en general. La evolución regional del comercio y las redes de transporte de América Latina es el asunto que se trata en el capítulo especial de este año.

El presente informe es una publicación anual preparada por la secretaría de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo. Su propósito es estudiar los principales acontecimientos en el transporte marítimo mundial y facilitar estadísticas pertinentes. Se centra en lo ocurrido en las actividades marítimas de los países en desarrollo en comparación con otros grupos de países. También señala la correlación entre el desarrollo del comercio mundial y el transporte marítimo en general. La evolución regional del comercio y las redes de transporte de Africa son el asunto que se trata en el capítulo especial de este año.

L’Étude sur les transports maritimes est une des publications phares de la CNUCED qui paraît chaque année depuis 1968. Elle rend compte de l’évolution mondiale du transport multimodal portuaire et maritime concernant les principaux trafics de vracs liquides de vracs secs et de conteneurs. L’Étude comprend également de nombreux tableaux concernant notamment les 20 principaux porte-conteneurs et les 20 principaux ports à conteneurs ainsi que des annexes statistiques sur la taille de la flotte des pays par grandes catégories de navires. L’édition de cette année consacre son chapitre spécial à l'évolution régionale au niveau des pays d'Afrique subsaharienne.

L’Étude sur les transports maritimes est une publication annuelle établie par le secretariat de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur le commerce et le développement. Elle a pour objet de décrire les principales tendances des transports maritimes mondiaux et de fournir des données statistiques. Elle met l’accent sur l’évolution des activités de transport maritime des pays en développement par comparaison avec d’autres groupes de pays. Elle met aussi en lumière la corrélation qui existe entre l’évolution du commerce mondial et les activités de transport maritime en général. Cette année le chapitre spécial est consacré à l’évolution au niveau régional du trafic et des réseaux de transport en Afrique.

L'Étude sur les transports maritimes est une publication annuelle établie par le secrétariat de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur le commerce et le développement. Elle a pour objet de décrire les principals tendances des transports maritimes mondiaux et de fournir des données statistiques. Elle met l'accent sur l'évolution des activités de transport maritime des pays en développement par comparaison avec d'autres groupes de pays. Elle met aussi en lumière la corrélation qui existe entre l'évolution du commerce mondial et les activités de transport maritime en général. Cette année le chapitre spécial est consacré à l'évolution du traffic et des réseaux de transport de l'Amérique latine au plan régional.

La récession qui a marqué l’économie mondiale et les échanges de marchandises en 2009 a radicalement modifié le paysage des transports maritimes. Une reprise est en cours au niveau mondial mais elle est inégale plus lente que celles qui ont suivi les récentes récessions précédentes et remise en cause par nombre d’incertitudes et par la fragilité de la situation économique mondiale. Comme la demande de services de transports maritimes dépend de la croissance économique mondiale et de la nécessité de transporter les échanges internationaux les transports maritimes et leur reprise restent liés à l’évolution de l’ensemble de l’économie.

Cette étude annuelle identifie les principales évolutions dans le transport maritime mondial et fournit des données statistiques a échelle internationale. Elle porte un regard sur l’équilibre réserves/demandes en matière de construction et de reforme naval le développement de ports privatisation et marches de cargaison entre autres. Elle présente également des extraits du Code de conduite des Nations Unies en rapport avec les problématiques évoquées.

Rural transport is a lifeline for roughly 50% of the world’s population. It supports the movement of essential goods into rural areas such as inputs to agricultural production as well as the movement of goods out of rural areas such as food and forestry products heading for urban markets. Improving rural connectivity is a concern not only of local level government but also those agencies responsible for national state and other transport network levels. In view of ESCAP’s historical involvement in regional transport agreements the Ministerial Conference on Transport at its third session in 2016 mandated the ESCAP secretariat to develop a policy framework to improve rural transport connectivity to these regional networks. Against this background this publication aims to stimulate a wider discussion on what governments can do to enhance rural transport connectivity to higher level networks and in doing so thereby make their rural transport networks more effective conduits for socioeconomic development. The study has provided a conceptual framework for rural transport connectivity described the concepts about the “vertical” connectivity rural transport connectivity within planning and policy frameworks the concept of hierarchy from "Growth Point" to "Rural Hub" rural infrastructure connectivity policies institutional aspects and the concept of integrating connectivity into the investment prioritization process as well as the need for measuring and monitoring rural transport connectivity. The study has provided a few recommendations including to increase investment in rural transport connectivity including rural transport services and transport nodes strengthen rural road asset management increase efforts to monitor rural transport connectivity including the data for use of the Rural Access Index Strengthen inter-departmental coordination Improve coordination between international organizations governments and other stakeholders as well as to strengthen research on the rural transport.

Le present chapitre traite de l'évolution Durant la période de janvier 2015 a juillet 2016. En 2015 le produit intérieur brut (PIB) mondial a progressé de 25% un rythme identique a celui de 2014. Dans un context de baisse des cours du pétrole et des produits de base de faiblesse de la demande mondiale et de ralentissement de l'économie chinoise les pays ont affiché des performances diverses et variées. En paralléle la progression du commerce mondial de merchandise en volume a ralenti avec une augmentation limitée a 14% contre 23% en 2014.

The Review of Maritime Transport is an UNCTAD flagship publication published annually since 1968 with 2018 marking the 50 year anniversary. The 2019 edition of the RMT provides a concise update of key data relating to the maritime transport sector spanning demand and supply performance as well as transversal issues ranging from regulatory and legal developments affecting maritime transport and technological developments/innovation with the theme being “Sustainable Shipping”. Around 80 per cent of the volume of international trade in goods is carried by sea and the percentage is even higher for most developing countries. The Review of Maritime Transport provides an analysis of structural and cyclical changes affecting seaborne trade ports and shipping as well as an extensive collection of statistical information.

This book presents a regularly updated inventory of existing and envisaged standards and parameters of E waterways (Pan-European network of inland waterways of international importance) and ports in Europe and shows on an internationally comparable basis the current inland navigation infrastructure parameters as compared to the minimum standards and parameters prescribed in the European Agreement on Mainland Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN). It identifies bottlenecks and missing links in the existing E waterway network. This 3rd revised edition has just been prepared by the UNECE Transport Division in accordance with the instructions of member States.