Barry CableDirector

Transport and Tourism Division

1st Expert Group Meeting on Developing Euro-Asian Transport

Linkages

9-11 March 2004, Alamaty Kazakhstan

Study Outline and

Terms of Reference

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Part I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THE STUDYPart I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY

Vision of Euro-Asian Transport Corridors, including map:

Transsiberian:TRACECA: Southern route: North-South:

Overview and objectives of this study

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PART II: REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT NETWORKS AND INITIATIVES LINKING ASIA AND EUROPE

2.1 International Transport Networks supported by the United Nations System

E-roads network (AGR)

• E-rail network: (AGC) • E-Combined Transport network: (AGTC)• European inland Waterways: (AGN) • UNESCAP Asian Highway (AH)• UNESCAP Trans Asian Railway (TAR)• UNECE Trans-European Motorway (TEM)

Network• UNECE Trans-European Railway (TER)

Network

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PART II: REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT NETWORKS AND INITIATIVES LINKING ASIA AND EUROPE

2.2 International Transport Networks supported by other international bodies

• TEN-T: European Union, Trans-European Transport Networks

• Pan-European Transport Corridors and Areas (PETC) and (PETrAs) – (Black Sea PETRA)

• European Commission, Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment (TINA)

• European Union, Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)

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PART II: REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT NETWORKS AND INITIATIVES LINKING ASIA AND EUROPE

2.3 Other Related Transport InitiativesUNDP Silk Road Area Development Project (SRADP)World Bank European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)Asian Development Bank (ADB)Black sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA)International Union of Railways (UIC)Organisation for Railway Cooperation (OSJD)International Road Transport Union (IRU)Coordinating Transport Meeting of CIS countriesOthers

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PART II: REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT NETWORKS AND INITIATIVES LINKING ASIA AND EUROPE

2.4 Country ReportsAfghanistan• Overview of national transport systems and

problem areas in the context of the Euro-Asian transport linkages – Road transport – Rail Transport (where applicable)– Sea Ports and Inland waterways Ports (where

applicable)– Freight terminals and other intermodal

transport infrastructure – International border crossing points (road

and rail)– Ongoing and planned transport infrastructure

projects of international importance and related investment costs

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PART III: CONSOLIDATED EURO-ASIAN TRANSPORT LINKAGES (EATL)

3.1 Description of Euro-Asian Transport Linkages3.2 Presentation of Euro-Asian Transport Linkages maps

• Note: Ports, freight terminals and other intermodal transport infrastructures located along the above-mentioned corridors or serving these corridors, are considered as integral part of the Euro-Asian transport linkages.

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PART IV: FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EURO-ASIAN TRANSPORT LINKAGES: MAJOR ISSUES

Euro-Asian Transport Linkages: Who will use them, who will benefit?

Current traffic moving on the Euro-Asian Transport LinkagesStatus of sea transport between Asia and Europe and viability of land routes as an alternative to sea transport

Perspectives of Landlocked Developing Countries along the Euro-Asian Transport Linkages

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PART IV: FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EURO-ASIAN TRANSPORT LINKAGES: MAJOR ISSUES

4.2 Financial perspectives for the construction of cross-country linkages

National investment plans in an international contextSubregional / regional approaches of IFIsPublic-private partnership (PPP) schemes Guidance for project appraisal

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PART IV: FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EURO-ASIAN TRANSPORT LINKAGES: MAJOR ISSUES

4.3 Technical and operational aspects of future EATL development

Technical and operational standards Intermodal aspectsEnvironmental and safety issues, especially with regard to international freight movements

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PART IV: FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EURO-ASIAN TRANSPORT LINKAGES: MAJOR ISSUES

4.4 Border crossing and transport facilitation issues

Border crossing procedures and the relevance of international conventionsTransit tariffs and feesInstitutional mechanisms on international transport issues

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PART V: EURO-ASIAN TRANSPORT PRIORITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE

Ongoing and planned priority Euro-Asian transport infrastructure projects New proposed priority Euro-Asian transport infrastructure projects

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PART VI: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

AnnexesAnnex I. Summary list of international UNECE and UNESCAP legal instruments in the field of transportAnnex II. Summary list of EU legislation for transport infrastructure

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(Draft) TABLE 1 : ROAD TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE

Technical characteristics (for the year 2000)Length (km) Number of carriage waysNumber of lanes, Lane width(m)Shoulder width(m)Max. load per axle, Design speed km/hAnnual/average Daily TrafficPercentage of freight trafficRoad chargesCurrent Bottlenecks and Missing linksAlternative links proposed

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(Draft) TABLE 2 : RAIL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE

Technical characteristics (For the year 2000)Length(km)Loading gaugeDistance between track centresDesign speedkm/hAuthorized mass per axle, Maximum load per axleMax. gradient, Min. radius curveMax. allowed speed km/hMin. platform length in main stationSiding length, Levelcrossings, Electric or mechanical signallingAverage Daily Train TrafficCurrent Bottlenecks and Missing Links Alternative links proposed

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(Draft) TABLE 3: INLAND WATERWAYS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE (For the year 2000)

Length in kmMax. admissible LNWLMin. height under Bridges under HNWLLocksPermitted operational speedLow/High Navigable Water LevelYearly Vessel TrafficCurrent Bottlenecks and Missing LinksAlternative links proposed

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(Draft) TABLE 4 : SEA AND INLAND PORTS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE (For year 2000)

Kind of port (passenger-cargo-mixed)Maximum draft of vessels served in mShips berths available in mTypes of ships handled

Dry cargo-bulk-container-Ro/Ro Passenger)Existing handling facilities

(cranes-gantries-mobile-forklifts-20’/40’ containers) container handling capacity TEU/Day Open and covered storage space in m2

Availability of rail/road transhipment facilitiesWorking hours/daysAvailable services (pilotage-towage-bunkering)Traffic flows served annually (separate for TEU)Current difficulties and plans for improvement

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(Draft) TABLE 5: INLAND CONTAINER DEPOTS, FREIGHT TERMINALS AND FREIGHT VILLAGES/LOGISTIC CENTRES OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE

Transport modes servedExisting handling facilitiesContainer handling capacity TEUs Open storage space in m2Covered storage space in m2Working hours/daysCustoms & other services availableTraffic flow served on an annual basis (separate for TEUs)Associated chargesCurrent difficulties and plans for improvement

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Draft ) TABLE 6: INTERNATIONAL BORDER CROSSING POINTS: ROAD (For year 2000)

Opening days/hoursAuthorities presentTraffic dealt with(passenger only-freight only-all traffic)Number of lanes for trucksWaiting/clearance time (Private cars, Trucks, Coaches)Annual traffic moving through (tonnes and TEUs, import/export/transit)Current physical or non-physical impediments to smooth border crossing

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(Draft ) TABLE 7: INTERNATIONAL BORDER CROSSING POINTS: RAIL

Opening hours/daysAuthorities presentTraffic dealt with (passenger only-freight only-all traffic)Number of tracksWaiting/clearance time (Passengers, Freight)Annual traffic moving through (tonnes and TEUs, import/export/transit)or non-physical impediments to smooth border crossing

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Thank you for your attention