1. Increasing competitiveness of rail freight undertakings – a business or political game?
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Railway Pro Investment Summit
12th October 2016
Francesco Dionori - UNECE

2. Introduction Who is UNECE?
How we contribute to increasing competitiveness – the political part...
Challenges for the sector going forward
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ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization

3. 58 conventions, 1712 Contracting Parties
Who we are
Visible signs of UNECE Transport activities
58 conventions, 1712 Contracting Parties

4. Who we are
Governance structure

5. UNECE Transport and the SDGs

6. 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

7. How we do it

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ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization
How UNECE contributes to increasing competitiveness – the political part...

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Unified Railway Law

13. 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

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

15. 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

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