Increasing competitiveness of rail freight undertakings – a business or political game? This is a sample Title Slide with Picture ideal for including a dark picture with a brief title and subtitle. Railway Pro Investment Summit 12th October 2016 Francesco Dionori - UNECE

Introduction Who is UNECE? How we contribute to increasing competitiveness – the political part... Challenges for the sector going forward More info: under metadata at http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/iaeg-sdgs/metadata-compilation/ ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization

58 conventions, 1712 Contracting Parties Who we are Visible signs of UNECE Transport activities 58 conventions, 1712 Contracting Parties

Who we are Governance structure

UNECE Transport and the SDGs

What we do We support regulatory push combined with awareness for the environment and climate Well-to-wheel CO2 emissions from freight and passenger inland transport in selected UNECE member States in middle-income countries: 2012–2040 / ForFITS model UNECE region success: decoupling of CO2 and motorization growth But still significant emitter UNECE MICs CO2 emissions from inland transport will more than triple by 2030 if no powerful interventions

How we do it

More info: under metadata at http://unstats. un ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization How UNECE contributes to increasing competitiveness – the political part...

Facilitating Euro-Asian railfreight Assisting in making the Euro-Asian Transport Network Operational promotion and presentation to IFIs high priority EATL infrastructure projects Identification of cargo flows (quantities and types) Facilitation of coordination of integrated time schedules and tariffs Development of an integrated marketing strategy Update and upgrade of the GIS

Facilitating European Railfreight Custodians of the agreements on Rail, Road, Inland Waterways & Intermodal transport networks: AGC, AGR, AGN, AGTC Pan-European system with a multi-modal approach With every new country a larger geographical are becomes harmonized Infrastructure and technological developments are updated regularly

Many Legal Instruments INLAND WATER TRANSPORT Leveling the playing field ONE Legal Instrument ONE liability system ONE consignment note Many Legal Instruments ROAD United Nations Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) of 1956 MARITIME Hague-Visby and Hamburg Rules Chicago Convention and other treaties (Warsaw, Montreal Conventions) AIR INLAND WATER TRANSPORT Budapest Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterways (CMNI) of 2001 We create a level playing field for Railway freight! Unified Railway Law RAIL COTIF Convention SMGS Agreement Many other regional and National agreements

Unified Railway Law

CTU Code IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Containers Not mandatory – but may become part of cargo insurance contracts Available in all official UN languages www.unece.org/trans/wp24/guidelinespackingctus/intro.html

Intermodal transport and Logistics National intermodal policies. Assessment of the freight forwarders market. National Freight and Logistics Master Plans. Intermodal terminals study. Annual workshops.

31st October and 1st November 2016 Challenges for the sector going forward Harnessing the technology that is available to maximise the benefits for the sector. Ensure that there is a coordinated development of intermodal transport throughout the region. Foster active discussion and progress with the industry. Coordinated development key to better balance intermodal flows and improve crossborder regulations. MS is low but growing (slowly) How can Intermodal fit in in the wider transport picture? Different in different countries How can IT fit in in the wider transport picture? Different in different countries Innovation works, but also fails, need to focus investment and interests of all parties Is there a need for regulation of the sector? Things such as Unified railway law should improve competitiveness. (FF market), National Masterplans, etc. Access to the market and accessibility through transparent information (terminals study) Intermodal policies. 59th session of the Working Party on Intermodal Transport and Logistics: 31st October and 1st November 2016

The center of UN Transport Conventions Thank you for your attention Francesco Dionori Chief of Section, Transport Networks & Logistics Sustainable Transport Division - UNECE francesco.dionori@unece.org The center of UN Transport Conventions