1. UNESCAP Special Session on Transport Facilitation
Bangkok, 13 March 2012
Haydar Özkan
IRU General Delegate to the Middle East and Region
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2. Evolution of IRU Membership
1948: eight founder countries
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3. These are also the priorities of the IRU Academy
IRU Priority Issues
Sustainable Development
Innovation
Incentives
Infrastructure
Facilitation
Trade
Tourism
Road Transport
These are also the priorities of the IRU Academy
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4. Barriers to Road Transport Impede Development
Each day of delay = reduces trade by at least 1%
Each day of delay = 85 km of distancing from trade partners
Poor trade facilitation affects the composition of trade
prevents countries to export time-sensitive goods
a day’s delay reduces a country’s relative exports of time-sensitive goods on average by 7 %
Source: Economic and Policy Research Institute, TEPAV, 2007
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5. Road transport drives progress
Successful economic cooperation depends on efficient road transport services
Trade facilitation is impossible without free and integrated road transport market
Road transport drives progress, prosperity, a better life and thus peace to the citizens
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6. Evolution of sea containers in ports
2010
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7. Interconnecting all the businesses along the reopened Silk Road
To East Coast
Saturated
To US East Coast
Labour costs = $200/month
Diesel fuel = 30 cents/litre
To Black Sea
to US West Coast
to US West Coast
This is why I am ready to share with you this dream that has already become a reality.
Currently China-US trade is mainly transported through the Pacific, which as I have just shown you …
causes saturation and unnecessary costs.
But to reach 60% of your market you still need to reach the East coast.
Instead of looking East, be a pioneer. “Go West young man”, like any modern-day cowboy, by truck, to the Black Sea or the Baltic Sea, and from there with the container vessels directly to your East ports.
By doing so, without mentioning the reduction in mileage, you will benefit from modern trucks, but a fuel price of $1.18 per gallon, instead of $2.65 …
and labour costs of $200 dollars per month.
Sea transport
Land transport
Key:
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8. Interconnecting all the businesses along the reopened Silk Road
To CIS
To East Coast
To EU
Saturated
To US East Coast
to US West Coast
to US West Coast
To Mid East
By doing so, we are not only transporting goods from China to the States, but we are interconnecting all the businesses along the 8,000 mile Silk Road, thus realising new business opportunities.
In fact, by “looking West, young man”, you will also find your Middle Eastern markets, and we can interconnect all those businesses along that Middle East route, you can find your EU markets, and we can interconnect all the businesses along the EU route, you can find the CIS markets and we can interconnect all those businesses along the CIS route.
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A truck is not a boat, it is not a train, it is not a plane. Truck service is not concentrated in a handful of ports. A truck is always, everywhere, at the disposal of everyone. Thus, “looking West”, you could find fabulous new business opportunities.
Remember, a truck provides door-to-door service. A truck is therefore the best tool to unite people and to improve the distribution of wealth.
You might be looking at me and saying, “Martin, you’re crazy!”
But I say to you again, “wake up and smell the coffee, my dream has become reality.”
25% of world trade with neighbours sharing common border
50% of world trade between partners less than 3,000 km apart
Trade between Canadian provinces 22 times greater than trade between a Canadian province and US state of similar size and distance
Sea transport
Land transport
Key:
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9. Beijing-Brussels Caravan
2005 Launch of Historic
Beijing-Brussels Caravan
Brussels
Beijing
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10. Black Sea Ring Highway Caravan 2007
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11. Black Sea Truck Caravan: Findings
Direct Cost of Waiting Times € 104 million
Indirect Cost of Waiting Times € 104 million
Direct Cost of Permits € 11 million
Direct Cost of Visas € 10 million
Total Cost of Border Waiting Times € 229 million
in the BSEC Region for the BSEC hauliers per year
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12. IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative – NELTI 1-2
NELTI Results
41 % unjustified levy paid
39 % of waiting time at borders
To better connect by road the countries of Central Asia to China and the European Union, the IRU developed over the past few years the IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative or “NELTI” project under which numerous trucks carrying commercial goods systematically record all the impediments on the road.
The NELTI results are clear. The real problem faced by international road transport is not the lack of road infrastructure. The real problem is the totally inappropriate procedures at border crossings, where 41% of unjustified payments are requested and 39% of driving time is lost.
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13. IRU-ECO Silk Road Truck Caravan 2010 and ECO-RMT / NELTI 3
Supported by 10 ECO member countries Monitoring the ECO Transit Transport Framework Agreement
ECO Secretary General, Mohammad Yahya P. Maroofi
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14. TIME STRUCTURE Total time: 21 948 hrs Average speed =14,3 km/hrs 7%
Loading/discharge 7%
Waiting/time
in queue
19%
Procedures
(inc. escort & repairs)
15 %
Total time: hrs
Average speed =14,3 km/hrs
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15. COST STRUCTURE (without fuel)
34,8%
Official
$118,990
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16. NELTI NELTI: Solutions
Implement UN trade and road transport facilitation tools
Increase cooperation between transit States
Introduce multilateral transport permit system
Improve customs procedures
Further to the basic principle of implementing the UN conventions, the NELTI also identified the following priorities as solutions for consideration and implementation by the concerned countries:-
Implement the UN trade and road transport facilitation tools,
Increase cooperation between the transit States,
Introduce a multilateral transport permit system,
Improve customs procedures,
Provide multi-entry and transit visas for drivers.
Provide multi-entry and transit visas for drivers
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17. BSEC Permit
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18. Visa for Professional Drivers
Annex 8, 1982 Harmonisation Convention
ECO TTFA (ECO Visa Sticker for Drivers)
BSEC Agreement of Driver Visas
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19. Key UN Conventions UNESCAP Resolution 48/11, 1992
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Good by Road (CMR), of 1956
Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods, 1982 Convention on Road Traffic, 1968
TIR Convention, of 1975
Convention on Road Signs and Signals, of 1968
Customs Convention on Temporary Import of Commercial Road Vehicles, 1956
Customs Convention on Containers, of 1972
Road Traffic, 1949
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20. Key UN Conventions
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) (1957)
Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP) (1970)
Note: These two Agreements are not included in the UNESCAP Commission Resolution 48/11 of However, their implementation would benefit to the road transport industry, significantly.
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21. Annex 8: Border Control Harmonization Convention 1982 Main Focuses
Driver
Procedure
Vehicle
Infrastructure
The contents of Annex 8 concern all aspects of border crossing improvements:
Visa – Art. 2
Streamlining procedures (urgent consignments) – Art.3
Vehicle technical inspection – Art. 4
Standardised weighing operations – Art. 5
Minimum infrastructure requirements – Art. 6
Monitoring – Art. 7
Government action and PPP needed – nat-bilat-multi
UNECE Secretariat Monitoring needed – international
Most of these provisions disposes about improvements in national procedural rules, while the most complex issue also covers the introduction of a full network of certified weigh bridges equipped with appropriate technical facilities and staffed by well-trained personnel. The implementation of this provision and that of Article 6 on minimum infrastructure requirements for border crossings would indeed necessitate special and well thought-over preparations by Governments.
It is an unfortunate source of risk that most of the Annex’s provisions are vaguely drafted and contain more of a “wish list” than anything else. Therefore, if Associations are not attentive and persuasive enough, Governments may escape from the proper implementation of the new Annex.
Monitoring
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22. Facilitate procedure Article 2 - Visa Article 2 - Visa
The IRU is of course in agreement with the general objective of facilitating the issuance of visa to professional drivers.
But we should admit that this article is extremely vague. Knowing the circumstances of the difficult birth given to this Annex, in particular to this Article, it is a miracle that it is part of the Annex at all.
But we need more:
+ International drivers = special category
+ Special visa treatment required:
Long-term
Multi-entry
+ Reduce formalities:
Reduce documentary requirements
Reduce time needed for visa issuance
+ Acknowledge intermediary role of associations
+ Reasonable fees
+ Consider Driver ID schemes – like ILO Convention 185
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23. Article 3 – Transport Operation
Move away controls from borders
Special transport > special treatment:
speed, lane, advance notification
Perishable cargo, live animals
Article 3 – Transport Operation
The industry can only be in agreement with
Move away controls from borders
Special transport >> special treatment: speed, lane, advance notification
Perishable cargo, live animals = special treatment
But we need more:
+ special treatment also for Transit under TIR
+ the application of Single Window, risk management, modern control equipment,
+ the application of pre-notification, linking up customs transit systems
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24. Articles 4 and 5 - Vehicle
Use International Technical Inspection Certificate
Use International Vehicle Weight Certificate
Articles 4 and 5 – Vehicle
We agree with the
Use International Technical Inspection Certificate but we need also
+ replace all other vehicle certificates
Use International Vehicle Weight Certificate but we need also
+ implement in practice!
+ complex institutional and physical infrastructure needed
… and we need more:
+ harmonise HGV traffic restrictions
+ fair HGV road user charge systems
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25. Article 6 and 7 - Border Crossing
Joint controls, one-stop, 24/24
Traffic separation; off-lane control
Driver facilities
Competitive forwarding agents
Reporting mechanism
Article 6 and 7 - Border Crossing
Yes to
Joint controls, one-stop, 24/24, but we need also
+ Single Window
+ modern control equipment and trained & honest staff
+ information access
+ full coordination of control services
+ security
Traffic separation; off-lane control
Driver facilities
Competitive forwarding agents but we need also
+ other commercial services
Reporting mechanism but we need also
+ real monitoring function
+ PPP
These are all elements to reduce the disastrous loss caused to the economy by idling at borders.

26. Transports Internationaux Routiers
Securing and facilitating trade and international road transport
Transports
Internationaux Routiers
Managed by the IRU since 1949
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27. What is the TIR System?
The best multilateral facilitation instrument for international transport and trade
Based on TIR Convention of 1975
Currently signed by 68 contracting parties, with the possibility to be implemented globally and multi-modally (road-rail, road-maritime, road-air)
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28. Geographical scope of the TIR Convention68
Contracting Parties 57
TIR Operational Countries 2
Contracting Party in Admission Process 3
In Negotiation Process 8
Interested Parties
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29. The six pillars of the TIR System
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30. IRU Tools for Ensuring Security
11010
10101
11011
00101
11101
01011
11001
10100
11100
11012
00111
TIR Electronic Pre- Declaration
Connecting Business and Customs for facilitating and securing international trade
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31. IRU Tools for Ensuring Security
Real Time SafeTIR (RTS)
Up-to-date RTS information on guarantees status and validity
Automatic transmission of TIR Customs data to the IRU/Customs
All TIR Customs data available to authorised Customs/Associations worldwide
Connecting Business and Customs to facilitate and secure international trade
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32. IRU Tools for Ensuring Security
In 2008, IRU and ECMT surveyed attacks against truck drivers, as part of a wider study of crime against international HGV traffic
Survey showed that 1 out of 6 international truck drivers suffer from attacks, mainly in parking areas
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33. IRU Tools for Ensuring Security
TRANSPark
Identify secure and convenient truck parking areas;
Search by country, within a 100-km radius or along planned routes;
Browse all facilities available at the selected parking area;
Upload parking information;
And much more !
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34. Border Waiting Times Observatory
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35. IRU Academy: Worldwide Excellence in Road Transport Training
International Network of IRU Academy Accredited Training Institutes (ATIs)
IRU Academy Advisory Committee
World Bank
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
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36. IRU Academy Programmes
Competence
Compliance
The objective of the IRU Academy is to work against the values of harmonisation, standardisation, coordination and cooperation and to provide high level harmonised quality training programmes and the recognition to road transport professionals through the obtainment of IRU Academy Diplomas and Certificates which helps them to promote their skills and achievements and differentiate themselves in an industry which is more and more competitive.
Originally the IRU Academy launched one programme in 1999 – The CPC Manager programme based on the EC directive EC98/76. Today the IRU Academy manages a portfolio of training programmes both in terms of regional and subject matter scope.
Safety
Recognition
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37. IRU Academy Programmes Safe Loading & Cargo Securing
Latest IRU Academy programmes developed to address key Industry concerns: road safety and emissions
In focus
ECO-Driving
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38. Save the date!
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