Information on "Freight Transport"
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October 2012
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Oct 2012
Combating Nuclear Smuggling
Author: David C Trimble, Gene Aloise, Glen Levis, Amanda Krause Kolling, Timothy Persons, Emily Suarez-Harris, Holly Williams
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) established the Megaports Initiative in 2003 to deter, detect, and interdict nuclear or other radiological materials smuggled through foreign seaports. More on «Combating Nuclear Smuggling »
May 2012
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May 2012
Guidelines for Compliance of Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMV) and CMV Drivers Engaged in Cross-Border Traffic
Author: US Department of Homeland Security Office of Policy
Publisher: US Government
This report provides general information for the movement of goods and immigration requirements for commercial motor vehicles (CMV) and CMV operators engaged in cross-border traffic. More on «Guidelines for Compliance of Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMV) and CMV Drivers Engaged in Cross-Border Traffic»
March 2012
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Mar 2012
The Caribbean Maritime Transportation Sector: Achieving Sustainability through Efficiency
Author: Fritz H Pinnock, Ibrahim A Ajagunna
Publisher: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
This paper takes a holistic look at the maritime transport sector in the Caribbean. More on «The Caribbean Maritime Transportation Sector: Achieving Sustainability through Efficiency»
May 2011
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May 2011
Much Ado About Nothing: The EU's Transport Dialogue with Russia
Author: Katri Pynnöniemi
Publisher: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
In this paper, the author notes that while transport is one of the few topics where the EU and Russia seems to have come to an agreement, variations in the actual trade flows lead to differences in policy objectives. More on «Much Ado About Nothing: The EU's Transport Dialogue with Russia»
January 2010
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2010
Mapping Climate Mitigation Technologies and Associated Goods within the Transport Sector
Author: Jiang Kejun
Publisher: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
This study analyses the state-of-the-art transport technologies not only to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but particularly to develop into mainstream technologies for industrialized and developing countries alike. More on «Mapping Climate Mitigation Technologies and Associated Goods within the Transport Sector»
December 2009
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Dec 2009
Optimisation of Central Asian and Eurasian Trans-Continental Land Transport Corridors
Author: Michael Emerson, Evgeny Vinokurov
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper examines the strategic trans-continental transport corridors or axes stretching across Eurasia, centred on or around Central Asia. More on «Optimisation of Central Asian and Eurasian Trans-Continental Land Transport Corridors » -
Dec 2009
Counting Carbon in the Marketplace – and at the Border
Author: Peter Gibbon, Simon Bolwig
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Carbon labelling or 'footprinting' of products poses several challenges for developing countries including costs, the availability of relevant data, and the implicit bias of Northern standards against labor-intensive manufacturing. More on «Counting Carbon in the Marketplace – and at the Border»
September 2008
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3 Sep 2008
Competition Among Major Ports in Southeast Asia
Author: Jasmine Siu Lee Lam, Wei Yim Yap
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
This commentary discusses the fact that container ports in Southeast Asia account for an estimated 30 percent of the world's transhipment traffic. More on «Competition Among Major Ports in Southeast Asia»
November 2007
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Nov 2007
Second Generation Structural Reforms: De-Regulation and Competition in Infrastructure Industries
Author: Sinan Ülgen, İzak Atiyas, Andrea Renda, Jorge Nunez Ferrer, Mahmut Tekçe, Gaye Eslen Özerkan, S. Ceren Mutlu, Selen Sarısoy Guerin, George Dura, Daniel Gros
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) / Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)
This study features an in-depth analysis of second generation structural reforms and deregulation in three essential Turkish infrastructure sectors, namely telecommunications, energy and transport. More on «Second Generation Structural Reforms: De-Regulation and Competition in Infrastructure Industries»
January 2007
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2007
The Signifcance of Transport Costs in Africa
Author: Wim Naudé, Marianne Matthee
Publisher: United Nations University (UNU)
This policy brief addresses questions of transport costs in Africa such as what transport costs are, whether transport costs matter for trade and how important transport costs are in practice. More on «The Signifcance of Transport Costs in Africa»
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