1. Networked clusters along transit corridors
Institutional and technological solutions
for Trade and Transport Facilitation
In Land-locked Countries

2. Key elements Project starts in 2004
Three pilot Landlocked regions in Africa, Asia and South America
Contribution to the follow-up of the Almaty Conference on Transit Transport for LLDCS
Aimed at developing sustainable capacity to design trade facilitation solutions making use of ICTs.

3. LLDCs and TCs needs
Look for economies of scale to improve use of transport infrastructures and equipment.
Build common transport and distribution systems sharing transport and trade support services,
Develop regional transport networks instead of disconnected national systems.

4. The cluster-corridor approach
Along a corridor, shippers, intermediaries and carriers keep a buyer – supplier relationship,
Governmental agencies also provide services and demand information,
Business and control agencies can form clusters to improve day-to-day operations and find medium and long-term solutions for given corridors.

5. Corridor and Clusters Cluster Customs Carrier Freight Forwarder
Shipper
Freight Forwarder
Customs
Carrier
Cluster

6. International Transport
Land
Port
Sea
Seller
Buyer
Trade

7. LLDC Transit Transport Corridor
Transit Country
Land Locked Country
Transit

8. Networked Clusters along Transit corridors
Inland Cluster
Border Cluster
Sea Cluster

9. Final objective
Transit Country
Land Locked Country
Regional Transport

10. José María Rubiato JOSE.RUBIATO@UNCTAD.ORG
THANK YOU !
José María Rubiato