UN ECE workshop on “Road and Rail transport corridors along Europe and Asia”

7 of September 2015Geneva, Switzerland 

Significant geoSignificant geo--strategic location of the MLA Partiesstrategic location of the MLA Parties

Silk Road Restoration

TRACECA Member States

STRATEGY  OF THE IGC  TRACECA for  DEVELOPMENT  of the  INTERNATIONAL  TRANSPORT CORRIDOR  «EUROPE‐CAUCASUS‐ASIA» for the period up to 2015

Strengthening and Modernising the Institutional Dimensions of Transport: this is aimed at ensuring the

TRACECA IGC Strategy in brief:

existence of strong, competent and well-designed institutions in the various TRACECA countries that can guide,support and nurture the future progress and development of the regional transport system.

Integration and Cohesion of Infrastructure Networks: this is aimed at putting in place a modern, compatibled i t bl h i l i f t t t k th t i ll t d th diff t t t d dand interoperable physical infrastructure network that is well-connected across the different transport modes and

across the various TRACECA countries, and having good links to the trans-European transport network.

Sound Multimodal Freight Transport Chain: this is aimed at ensuring the smooth and uninterrupted flow oftrade for all types of freight across different modes of transport and across different countriestrade, for all types of freight, across different modes of transport and across different countries.

Exploiting the Full Potential of Air Transport and Boosting Air Passenger Traffic: this is aimed at enhancingthe movement of passengers between the EU and TRACECA countries and therefore focuses on air transport as thepredominant type of passenger travel in the region.p yp p g g

Making Transport Safer, Secure and Sustainable: this is aimed at ensuring that the regional transport systemhas both social and environmental faces, and that it actively promotes the safety, security and protection of users,property, general public and environment that might be involved in or affected by this system.

Secure Funding: this is aimed at tapping at different sources of financing to ensure that sustainable and sufficientfunds will be available to successfully initiate and complete the investments that are required in regional transportinfrastructure and other projects.

Dynamics of freight traffic through the TRACECA international transport corridory f f g ff g p

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2007 2009 2011 2013

2007 2009 2011 20132007 2009  2011 2013

53млн. тонн/mln. tones

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78млн. тонн/mln.tones

TRACECA PROJECTSTRACECA  PROJECTS

14 Investment ProjectsProjects

82 Projects ‐178,5 million Euros

68 Technical A i t P j tAssistance Projects

On going TA projects 

Transport Dialogue and Networks Interoperability 

TRACECA Road Safety

TRACECA Civil Aviation Safety

Maritime Safety and Security 

TRACECA International  Investment  Forum 

Standing mechanism providing for direct and consistent interaction of TRACECA with investors

First and Second TRACECA Investment Forum  in 2010 and 2012, Brussels:32 projects  in the size of more than 6 billion Euros from 12 TRACECA countries

Projects covered all modes of transport  including intermodal

More than 200 participants from 25 countries of the world More than 200 participants from 25 countries of the world  During Forums 3 projects in the size of more than 600 million Euro  received  

financial support Other projects are negotiated between countries and investors Other projects are  negotiated  between countries and investors

International Convention on International Convention on theAGREEMENT on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and onHarmonization and Simplification

of Customs Procedures, 1973 (amended and added in 1993).

International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods , 1982.

Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage (ATP)

Azerbaijan

Armenia

Bulgaria

Georgia

Iran

Kazakhstan

KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan

Moldova

Romania

Tajikistan

Turkey

Uzbekistan

Ukraine

TRACECA PERMIT 

In 2014  between China and Europe 308 block‐train trips

26070 TEU (increase 258%) 

Chit

Shanghai

Hong KongBeijing

ShenzhenChita

Lanzhou

Xi’an

Ulan Ude

Xiangtang

Ulan Bator

Zabaikalsk

Urumqui

Reykjavik

Astana

Novosibirsk

Moscow

Saratov

Astana

Almaty

Teheran

Mumbai

Hamburg

PardubiceKiew

Warschau

WienKars

Baku

T’Bilisi

Saratov

Istanbul

Dostic st. PRC Boгder

ZHEZKAZGAN‐BEYNEU

AKTAU PORT  EXTENSION

NEW PORT of ALYAT

BAKU‐TBILISI‐KARS

MARMARIS PROJECTMARMARIS PROJECT

Baku‐Tbilisi‐Kars  Railway Link Construction

AZERBAIJAN‐GEORGIA‐TURKEYBaku‐Tbilisi‐Kars new railway link (completion –end of 2015, capacity ‐ 6 million tons per year) Reconstruction of rail network from Baku to Border of Georgia – 503 km. Construction of new rail line within Georgia – 30 km, Turkey ‐ 68 km. 

First block-train from China “Nomad express”

KURIK

TRACECA Master Plan 

D h 100 000 l i i 2010Accident Statistics

Deaths per 100 000 population in 2010

25,0025,0

22,0

15,00

20,00 18,0 17,015,0 15,0 14,0

12,0 11,0 10 0

5,00

10,00

, 10,0 9,4 9,2 9,0 8,9 8,0 7,5 6,9 6,7 6,4 6,0 6,0

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Regional Road Safety Action Plan in the TRACECA countries

Implementation of the regional road safety Action Plan for the Neighbourhood East and Central Asia – TRACECA Road Safety II

Project funded by EU

TRACECA TRACECA ROAD SAFETY PROJECT  IIROAD SAFETY PROJECT  II

Six Action Areas have beenSix Action Areas have been defined:

1. Institutional 

Improvements

2. Safer Infrastructure

3. Safer Vehicles

Now More than19 000 deaths / year

4. Safer Road Users;

5. Medical Care for Crash 19,000 deaths / year190,000 injuries / year $17billion losses/year(4% of annual regional GDP)

Victims

6. Changing Attitudes to Road (4% of annual regional GDP) g g

Safety

THANK YOU FOR ATTENTIONTHANK YOU FOR ATTENTION

Mr. Mircea Ciopraga /  Secretary GeneralOur contact details:

f hPermanent Secretariat  of theIntergovernmental Commission TRACECAAzerbaijan, Baku, General Aliyarbekov street 8/2, AZ 1005 tel. : ( 994 12) 598 27 18 ( 994 12) 498 64 26(+994 12) 598 27 18 (+994 12) 498 64 26 e‐mail: office@ps.traceca‐org.orgwebsite:  www.traceca‐org.org