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dtl-ttl_250x187.jpgUNCTAD partners with developing countries to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities in the areas of transport infrastructure, trade facilitation and logistics, related administrative, procedural and legal frameworks, and customs automation.

UNCTAD's work in the field of transport and trade logistics includes:

  • Research and analysis

  • Dissemination of information on recent developments

  • Providing advice to developing countries when formulating and implementing policies and programmes

  • Assisting in the development and implementation of national legal frameworks in line with international legal instruments and standards, and providing support to developing countries in the context of multilateral negotiations

  • Providing technical assistance in the field of trade facilitation

  • Supporting consensus building through intergovernmental Expert Meetings

  • Providing technical assistance, training and advanced software solutions for modernisation of Customs Administrations' clearance procedures and systems, in line with international standards and best practice

 
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 News

 
18 February 2015New report on national trade facilitation bodies in the world

​The report is based on the analysis of fifty trade facilitation bodies and provides a first-hand set of recommendations and policy-oriented conclusions aimed at assisting those countries that are looking to set up or strengthen their national trade facilitation committees.

20 November 2014World seaborne trade grew by just 3.8% in 2013, new report reveals
The Review of Maritime Transport 2014, covering developments in international seaborne trade, shipping, the world fleet, ports, freight markets, and transport-related regulatory and legal frameworks, is now available. The Review also looks at marginalization of small island developing states.
17 September 2014New report on implementation of trade facilitation in developing countries

​The report is based on research conducted in 26 least developed and developing countries, and provides valuable insight into the status of implementation of trade facilitation measures covered by the World Trade Organization's Bali Trade Facilitation Agreement.

17 September 2014Small islands must explore the value of the "oceans economy" and develop sustainable and resilient transport systems

​Small island developing States must develop resilient transport systems and look towards opportunities offered by the ocean if they are to boost their economies, a high-level side event organized by the Pacific Island Forum and UNCTAD heard during the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on 3 September.

27 August 2014Oceans economy and sustainable transport systems at the heart of Third SIDS Conference in Samoa
Ways to make oceans 'engines of economic growth' for economically vulnerable small islands will be featured at an UNCTAD-backed side event during a major United Nations conference on the problems of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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 Publications

 
Maritime Piracy (Part I): An Overview of Trends, Costs and Trade-related Implications - Studies in Transport Law and Policy – 2014 (No.1) (UNCTAD/DTL/TLB/2013/1)
19 Aug 2014, 2136.1 KB
Maritime Piracy (Part II): An Overview of the International Legal Framework and of Multilateral Cooperation to Combat Piracy - Studies in Transport Law and Policy – 2014 (No.2) (UNCTAD/DTL/TLB/2013/3)
19 Aug 2014, 1432.7 KB
The New Frontier of Competitiveness in Developing Countries - Implementing Trade Facilitation (UNCTAD/TLB/DTL/2013/2)
15 Aug 2014, 3921.1 KB
Transport Newsletter, No. 61 First Quarter 2014 (UNCTAD/WEB/DTL/TLB/2014/1)
01 May 2014, 1700.7 KB
Port Management Case Studies: UNCTAD Port Management Series - Volume 1 (UNCTAD/DTL/KTCD/2013/1)
20 Feb 2014, 4748.2 KB
Transport Newsletter, No. 60 Fourth Quarter 2013 (UNCTAD/WEB/DTL/TLB/2013/6)
21 Jan 2014, 2921.1 KB
Building a Dataset for Bilateral Maritime Connectivity - Policy issues in international trade and commodities, Study Series No. 61 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/63)
07 Jan 2014, 2713.9 KB
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