UNECE works for integrated and sustainable transport systems
Intermodal transport and Logistics
At the pan‐European level, UNECE is the only inter‐governmental organization that
contributes to internationally harmonized solutions in the field of intermodal transport
infrastructures, technical minimum standards and service benchmarks. UNECE has
negotiated a pan‐European network of important road‐rail‐inland water transport lines and
provides a forum for Government and industry experts to review the latest policy, legal and
technical developments, to exchange best practices in intermodal transport and to prepare
guidance on specific issues.
In order to ensure that intermodal transport solutions are applicable within total logistics
and transport chains, Governments have the responsibility to establish the necessary
framework conditions that set a level playing field among all actors and modes of transport
involved. This would then allow the industry to establish and operate seamless intermodal
transport operations that are economically viable and ecologically sustainable. In Europe,
efficient intermodal transport operations are often only feasible beyond distances of 300‐
500 km. Thus international cooperation and harmonized transport policies are required as
the total transport chain is only as good as its weakest link.
Standards for intermodal transport
The UNECE working party on Intermodal Transport and Logistics (WP 24) initiated the work
for identifying a network of international intermodal transport that satisfies commonly
accepted standards in 1987. This led to the adoption of the European Agreement on
Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) which
entered into force in 1993. These standards are monitored by the working party, until 2006
by a Yellow‐Book series, and since then through an online web‐tool. In 1992 the Working
Party started the work for defining minimum requirements for transport on European Inland
Waterways and coastal routes. The adoption of a protocol on inland waterways to the AGTC
in 1997 was a result of this work.
Promotion of sustainable development of the Euro‐Asia transport links
In addition to the work carried out under the Euro‐Asian Transport Linkages Project (EATL),
TEM and TER, the UNECE working party on Intermodal Transport and Logistics (WP 24) has
analyzed the land transport links between Europe and Asia in combination with the
European Conference of Ministers of Transport since 1995. The work of the UNECE has
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further led to recommendations on important elements for international activities for
increasing the efficiency of intermodal transport from Europe to Asia: (1) A Unified Railway
Law system, (2) A Pan‐European Rail customs transit regime and (3) a new annex to the
UNECE “Harmonization Convention” for efficient border crossing procedures on railways. As
explained earlier, the TEM and TER Projects are the backbone of Pan‐European Road
Corridors in Central and East Europe and act as an important instrument of institutional
inter‐country cooperation and coordinated of actions of the countries in Central, East and
South‐East Europe.
Terminology on Combined Transport
The UNECE working on Intermodal Transport and Logistics (WP 24) has created a publication
that lists the general terms used in intermodal transport: “Terminology on Combined
Transport” which is available in four languages. The publication serves to makes terms
unified and easily understandable and thereby supporting the work of politicians, technical
personnel, operators and other interest groups who work with intermodal transport.
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