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Understanding Maritime Decarbonization's Impacts on Trade Costs to Unlock a Just Transition
… to impede a county’s ability to participate in the world economy and negatively affect economic growth . For … more affected by transport costs. For example, one report shows that shipping and insurance expenses accounted …
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The role of transport and logistics in promoting e-commerce in developing countries
… Logistical and transport infrastructure Infrastructure investment gaps, especially outside the urban centres but … Based on: UNCTAD 2015, UNCTAD 2017 (a), UNCTAD 2017 (b), World Bank (2016) and Ti (2018) Logistics and trade … for policy-makers” P. Moller-Maersk (2017). Sustainability Report 2017 Transport Intelligence Ltd (2018). Global …
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Ports of tomorrow: Measuring digital maturity to empower sustainable port operations and business ecosystems
… services for its customers, owners, and the outside world. Digitalisation allows a seaport to become a transport … maintenance costs Standardisation allowing for reduced investment costs to become connected Data harvesting, data … cargo owners, and transport buyers with a basis to report to authorities. Understanding port digital maturity …
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Why should we talk about a 'just and equitable' transition for shipping?
… 1980s to below 10% today . However, we continue live in a world of serious disparities, where hundreds of millions have … imbalance renders GHG emissions similarly unequal: the world’s richest 10% collectively responsible for 52% of … fuels. Failing to take a Well-to-Wake approach would drive investment in short term solutions, which over a longer …
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Information Sharing Communities for Digitally Enabled Supply Chain Visibility
… by the end of the year. According to a July 2020 Oxfam Report, this could result in 6,000-12,000 deaths per day. … The Data for Common Purpose Initiative (DCPI) at the World Economic Forum focuses on creating a new flexible data … Margi van Gogh ¦ Head of Supply Chain & Transport, World Economic Forum Margi.VanGogh@weforum.org Hanane Becha ¦ …
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Too large to be missed: how fleet size and harmful subsidies undermine fish stocks sustainability
… fisheries. Figure 1: Global trends in the state of the world’s marine fish stocks, 1974–2017 Source: FAO (2020). The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) 2020 The high seas … its size . However, these efforts may be partly offset by investment in overcapacity. Under the current situation Asian …
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Decarbonizing the maritime sector: Mobilizing coordinated action in the industry using an ecosystems approach
… greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is more than the world's 5 th GHG emitting country. However, given the … urgently needed to redress today’s increasingly fragmented world. This requires incentives to engage the major … needs a shared and transparent measurement system to report milestone achievements. Real-time feedback and data …
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New UN/CEFACT Track and Trace Publication Supports UN Sustainable Development Goals
… standards requires less time, resources, effort and investment to achieve more business benefits more quickly … Logistics and International Trade. Jaco Voorspuij is a world-class supply chain and transport & logistics expert …
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The role of the National Trade Facilitation Committees in the global economic recovery following COVID-19
… responding to the COVID-19 crisis, UNCTAD published a report on “ Adapting the use of ASYCUDA World to the COVID-19 Situation: Guidelines to Customs …
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Bilateral Maritime Connectivity since 2006: a primer using new Liner Shipping Bilateral Connectivity Index (LSBCI) calculations
… is at the core of trade transport as 90% of the world’s trade is carried by sea. UNCTAD has played a major … B, Utoktham, C., 2013. Trade costs in the developing world: 1995 - 2010 (English). Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 6309. Washington, DC: World Bank. [ii] See Fugazza, M. and, Hoffmann J. 2017, Liner …