Multimodal transport

International Multimodal Transport Association

The secretariat continued to monitor and analyse developments relating to efficient transport and trade facilitation, including multimodal transport and logistics services.

As an important element of transit transport regimes, attention would be paid to ensuring an enabling environment for multimodal transport and logistics services.

The development of multimodal transport and accelerated delivery services would also represent an important contribution for LDCs.

Trade and transport facilitation may be incorporated into regional integration processes such as the adoption of ICT, multimodal transport, financial instruments and regional energy markets.

The least developed countries faced a worrying situation with regard to the development of multimodal transport, and challenges included the limited availability of transport equipment, precarious infrastructure, and complex and onerous administrative procedures.

The note by the secretariat (TD B COM.3 EM.22 2) discusses the design and implementation of transit arrangements in the light of new developments in the field of technology, trade facilitation, multimodal transport and transport security.

Successful transit transport arrangements would bring together the private and public sectors from landlocked and transit countries, taking into account recent developments in international logistics, such as increased multimodal transport, new security requirements, and new information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Landlocked, transit and archipelagic countries in the Asian region faced multiple transport challenges, and the implementation of the Almaty Plan of Action and the São Paulo Consensus and the preparation of a legal framework on multimodal transport were important to them.

Cooperate with other intergovernmental and non governmental organizations in their work relating to the development of international legal instruments affecting international transport and trade facilitation, including multimodal transport, as provided for in paragraphs 59 and 60 of the São Paulo Consensus.

A question was raised as to whether draft article 89(a) would introduce exemption of liability in the non maritime legs of the carriage in case of multimodal transport.

8. Notes with satisfaction the holding of a workshop on multimodal transport and trade facilitation, in Tehran in May 2004, sponsored by the Economic Cooperation Organization, in which the Islamic Development Bank, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific participated, and hopes that efforts will be made to bring about the successful completion of the multimodal transport project as soon as possible

In addition, a multimodal system is being introduced.

(c) Promoting comprehensive approaches to removing institutional barriers and facilitating the international movement of goods, people and vehicles and introducing and developing multimodal transport and logistics services to enable active participation in the globalization process

A concern was expressed that under the network system for multimodal carriage adopted in the draft instrument, draft article 88a (5) might introduce in the contract of carriage derogations also to international transport agreements not relating to maritime transport, and that this result would conflict with mandatory rules of international law.

Other elements that could help Iran increase its share in international trade, as well as benefit the whole region, involved connectivity to international corridors, the use of ICTs in transport, a legal framework on multimodal transport, and the implementation of the Almaty Plan of Action for landlocked and transit countries.

In response it was explained that, while the carriage of live animals was typically multimodal in practice, it was never conducted on the basis of a multimodal contract of carriage and that therefore the non maritime leg of the carriage was subject to domestic law.

Although transportation practices and patterns have changed accordingly, the international legal framework governing multimodal transportation is lagging behind.

Moreover, the working assumption is that the draft instrument would also apply to multimodal contracts that include a sea leg.

As a practical matter, multimodal bills of lading in current usage commonly identify the intended ports of loading and discharge.

(b) International non governmental organizations invited by the Commission Association of American Railroads (AAR), Comité Maritime International (CMI), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), International Group of Protection and Indemnity (P I) Clubs, International Multimodal Transport Association (IMMTA), International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) and The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).

Transport

Transport

Transport

Good quality transport service has been provided by the Transport Section.

Draft article 33 Issuance of the transport document or electronic transport record

The secretariat continued to provide technical cooperation through project activities under (a) the Norway funded project on assessment of trade facilitation needs and priorities (Project INT 0T 2CS) (b) the Sweden funded project on the establishment of trade facilitation platforms (Project INT 0T 3BJ) and (c) the Islamic Development Bank funded project on international multimodal transport operations in the ECO region (Project RAS 0T 1BR).

E. Transport

Air transport

Overland transport

Marine transport

Transport documents

(j) Transport

Ground transport

Transport law

(a) under article 7 (previously 4) agrees with the carrier to replace a negotiable transport document by a negotiable electronic transport record or to replace an electronic transport record by a negotiable transport document, or

Article 49. Delivery when negotiable transport document or negotiable electronic transport record is issued

G. JACK Transport

Subprogramme 2 Transport

Transport and telecommunications

International transport agreements

Transport and storage containers are approved to International Regulations and often approved by the Department for Transport (DfT), and transport regimes are designed to meet these regulations.

Several Parties identified certain trends in the transport sector including the increase in road transport at the expense of both commuter and freight railway use and maritime transport.

After developing the road and railway transport agreements, the subprogramme will endeavour to reach an agreement on maritime transport and facilitate measures for air transport in the region.