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Fedor Kormilitsyn
Economic Affaires Officer
Transport Infrastructure Section
Transport Division, UNESCAP
Developing intermodal transport connectivity
for enhancing Euro-Asian transport linkages
Management arrangements for selected intermodal
transport corridors in Asia
Expert Group Meeting on Strengthening transport
connectivity between the Republic of Korea and
Europe through the Eurasian Transport Corridors
Beijing, 28 February 2019
I. ESCAP project on developing
corridor management arrangements
Objectives of the project
o assist in development of the identified major transport routes into
multimodal transport corridors or in enhancing coordination along
the existing corridors
o create awareness of the existing good practices on transport
corridor management and advising on the ways of their adaptation
by the target member States
o decide on feasibility and scope of cooperation in corridor
management arrangements
o assist in the establishment of practical arrangements for corridor
management
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Activities under the project (phase 1)
o A comparative study of four existing/potential intermodal
transport corridors to: (i) assess their operation and
propose a corridor management arrangement, and (ii)
develop the recommendations on harmonization of legal
frameworks for intermodal transport systems
o An EGM to review the draft comparative study and
assess the possible scope of cooperation among the
target member States for developing a corridor
management mechanism
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Activities under the project (phase 2)
o Development of an institutional arrangement for
management of prospective intermodal transport
corridor(s) in Asia with possible extension to Europe,
optionally of an agreement on intermodal transport or of
amendments to existing legal instruments
o Consultation meetings to refine and finalize the proposed
corridor management arrangement and discuss the
approaches for its formalization and practical application
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Comparative study on selected existing or
potential intermodal transport corridors
o Republic of Korea - China – Central Asia – Russian
Federation – further to Europe
o Viet Nam (and further to ASEAN member states) –
China - Russian Federation - further to Europe
o India – Islamic Republic of Iran – Azerbaijan – Russian
Federation («North – South International Transport
Corridor»)
o China – Mongolia – Russian Federation
UNESCAP EURASIAN TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
II. Findings and recommendations of the
ESCAP study on the initiatives for
development of transport connectivity
between Asia and Europe
As presented at the Inter-regional Expert Group Meeting on Transport
Connectivity between Asia and Europe
Bangkok, 30-31 January 2019
1. Overview of initiatives
contributing towards Asia-Europe
connectivity
The e-road and e-rail systems were extended to Central Asia and the
Caucasus at the turn of the millennium
The 15 member countries are: Armenia,
Austria (associate member), Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Italy,
Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia and Turkey.
The 17 member countries are: Armenia,
Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Georgia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland,
Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia,
Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Turkey
Trans-European Railway (TER) Project Trans-European Motorways (TEM)
Project
ESCAP/OSJD Container Block Train Runs
Asian Highway and Trans-Asian Railway
From the Asian side …
UNESCAP - Comprehensive Planning of Eurasian Transport
Corridors to Strengthen the Intra- and Inter-regional Transport
Connectivity - Study Report 2017
Belt and road Initiative, Central Europe Train
Construction and Development Plan (2016-2020)
Source: "Central Europe Train Construction and Development Plan (2016-2020)", National
Railway Bureau, PRC, 2016-10-19
2. Issues and Recommendations of
Selected Studies and Decisions
STUDIES AND DECISIONS
Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
Belt and Road Initiative
Euro-Asian Conferences on Transport, St. Petersburg
Euro-Asian Transport Links (EATL) project
ECMT, “Transport Links Between Europe and Asia”, 2006
ESCAP, “Comprehensive Planning of Eurasian Transport Corridors to Strengthen the
Intra- And Inter-Regional Transport Connectivity”, Study Report, 2017
Eurasian Development Bank, "The EurAsEC Transport Corridors", 2009
European Commission, "Potential for Eurasia land bridge corridors & logistics
developments along the corridors, Work Package 13 (WP13)", RETRACK
(REorganization of Transport networks by advanced RAil freight Concepts) Project,
July 2012
IRU, New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative, NELTI-I (2008 - 2009), NELTI-II (2009-
2010), NELTI-III (2011 – 2012)
OTIF, "Study on Corridors", January 2016
The World Bank, “The Eurasian Connection Supply-Chain Efficiency along the Modern
Silk Route through Central Asia”, 2014, ISBN 978-0-8213-9913-2
Immediate Problems and Objectives
o 01. Infrastructure and traffic control systems
o 02. Vehicles and rolling stock
o 03. International transport (visas, permits and interoperability
o 04. International transport operations
o 05. Border Crossing Infrastructure and equipment
o 06. BCP control procedures
o 07. BCP operations
o 08. Intermodal infrastructure (incl. intermodal nodes and logistics centres)
o 09. Intermodal control procedures (incl. intermodal nodes and logistics centres)
o 10. Intermodal operations (incl. intermodal nodes and logistics centres)
Root Problems and Objectives
o 11. Euro-Asian policy, planning, institutions and capacity
o 12. Subregional policy, planning, institutions and capacity
o 13. National policy, planning, institutions and capacity
o 14. Transport sector reform
o 15. Data, analysis, monitoring, modelling and studies
o 16. Best practices and models
o 17. Financing infrastructure, traffic control systems, vehicles and rolling stock
o 18. Human resources capacity
o 19. Transport technological resources
o 20. Logistical service providers
Root Problems and Objectives
o 21. Stakeholder participation
o 22. Commercial considerations
o 23. ICT technological resources
o 24. Technical and operational standards (T&O standards)
o 25. UN transport Conventions & intergovernmental agreements
o 26. Environment Social and Safety
3. Developing an agenda for enhancing
transport connectivity between Asia and
Europe
o (i) Selection of priority tasks and activities
o (ii) Step-by-step strategy
o (iii) Geographical approach
o (iv) Sectoral approach
o (v) Physical/non-physical approach
o (vi) Working simultaneously on “short-term” and “longer-term” projects
o (vii) Addressing entire length of routes within transport corridors verses a links and nodes of a network approach
o (viii) Dissemination and promotion of the findings of existing studies, best practices and models
Ban Ki Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Thank you http://www.unescap.org/our-work/transport
Info.: [email protected]
