Road transport: Linking land-locked countries to markets!

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Road transport: Linking land-locked countries to markets! Implementing Aid-for-Trade Road Maps Geneva, 11 July 2013 Jens Hügel Head – Sustainable Development

Facilitating and securing trade and international road transport since 1948! 2013: 170 Members in 74 countries 2013: 170 Members in 74 countries 1948: eight founder countries …and 26 CRIPA Members in 22 countries © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

What is Globalisation? What does it take to have a cup of coffee in a café? The combined efforts of 29 companies in 18 countries Road Transport has become a vital production tool! Source: IRU © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013 3

Road transport tonnage distances in modern economies © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013 4

Global evolution of container volumes in ports 2010 1971 2000 1990 1980 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

US Chamber feasibility study confirms commercial viability! © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

IRU Caravans: No country is landlocked to road transport! 2004: The Lisbon-Vladivostok Caravan 2005: The Beijing-Berlin-Brussels Caravan 2007: Black Sea Highway Caravan 2010: IRU-ECO Silk Road Truck Caravan © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

IRU Caravans demonstrated that adequate roads exist, but that there is little traffic!! © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

…until the trucks reached border crossings!! © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (NELTI) From September 2008 to date Monitoring of over 200,000 border crossings 57% of transport time lost at border crossings! 38% of transport costs due to unofficial levies © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

Any penalty on road transport is an even greater penalty on the economy as a whole! Source: Hague Consulting Group * Includes lost opportunities © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

How can we change this view and let road transport drive trade, progress and prosperity? © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

To bring them hope! © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

Implement key UN trade facilitation instruments to allow countries to be land linked! © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

Transports Internationaux Routiers Securing and facilitating trade and international road transport Transports Internationaux Routiers Managed by the IRU since 1949 © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013 15

TIR-EPD Green Lanes blueprint Reduce border waiting times, facilitate trade, increase risk management efficiency, improve customs controls, secure trade and transport! © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

We want to see this… © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

….instead of this by…. © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

www.iru.org © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2013

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