FIATA E-Flash No. 119 - 5 February 2016
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E-Flash No. 119 - 5 February 2016 1. Register to the FIATA Headquarters' Session 2016
before deadline The next Headquarters' Session will take place
between March 17th and March
20th 2016. This yearly HQ session is a special occasion
for information exchange and debate between FIATA and all our
members. Please take a look at the programme and use the registration
form available on the FIATA website: http://fiata.com/events/fiata-congresses-hq-sessions.html This year we will host our event at a new venue,
the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. You can book your hotel
room using the hotel registration form in order to benefit from the
FIATA special conditions until February 16th! 2. International Transport Forum Registration Opens Industry partners will join transport ministers from ITF's 57
member countries from 18-20 May in Leipzig, Germany for the 2016 Summit on
"Green and Inclusive Transport", together with around 100 other
high-level speakers. FIATA, CLECAT and other important Supply Chain stakeholders are
currently working on a side event with more details to follow closer to the
ITF summit dates. For more details please visit the ITF's website at http://2016.itf-oecd.org/.
3. Dangerous Goods in the spotlight: ICAO FIATA DG
Training As the new year kick offs, ICAO and FIATA welcomes newly
accredited training centres which will start delivering the ICAO FIATA DG
Training Program in 2016. Among them is Skyline University College based in
Sharjah, UAE which is a reputable training centre aimed at enhancing industry
competencies in the field of air dangerous goods. We also have a number of FIATA Association Members which have
gained accreditation and are delivering DG training under the ICAO FIATA
program. For further details and information please visit: http://fiata.com/icao-fiata-dg.html
4. ICC and UNCTAD pledge to work together on 2030
development agenda UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi and ICC Secretary
General John Danilovich issued a joint statement when they met at the annual
meeting of the World Economic Forum , taking place in
Davos, Switzerland, 20-23 January, 2016. Building on the success of the widely adopted UNCTAD/ICC Rules
for Multimodal Transport Documents, Dr. Kituyi and Mr. Danilovich said that
their organizations shared a mutual interest and expertise in developing
standards for use in international trade. It must be noted that the
UNCTAD-ICC rules are the foundation base of the FIATA Bill of Lading, the
only standard negotiable multimodal transport bill in the world. To read
more please visit: http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2016/ICC-and-UNCTAD-pledge-to-work-together-on-2030-development-agenda/
5. UNECE and UNITAR partner to implement Sustainable
Development Goals To help Member States implement the SDGs, two Geneva-based UN
organizations, UNECE and the United Nations Institute for Training and
Research (UNITAR) are strengthening their cooperation to better promote best
practices and standards in a range of areas. Joint initiatives are expected in people-centred Public
Private Partnerships (PPPs), Road Safety and the Environment. To read more
please visit: http://www.unece.org/info/media/presscurrent-press-h/general-unece/2016/unece-and-unitar-partner-to-implement-the-sustainable-development-goals/doc.html
6. World Bank Group and UNCTAD launch World Development
Report 2016 The World Bank Group and UNCTAD co-hosted the launch of the
World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends on Feb 1st 2016. The report
examines how the Internet can be a force for development, especially for the
poor in developing countries. The report partly draws on research undertaken by UNCTAD in
the area of the development implications of ICT. To read the
report and more please visit: http://unctad.org/en/Pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=1022 7. Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal signed in
Auckland The Trans Pacific Partnership, one of the biggest
multinational trade deals ever, has been signed by ministers from its 12
member nations in New Zealand. The 12 nations account for some 40% of the
world's economy - they now have two years to ratify or reject the pact. Business, farming and mining groups applauded the signing of
the deal, which will remove 98 per cent of tariffs on exports to TPP
countries. To read more about the newly signed deal please visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35480600
8. WTO releases new statistical profiles on global
value chains The WTO has released new statistical profiles on global value
chains (GVCs) for 61 economies. These profiles, available on the WTO website,
bring together a set of indicators on trade taking place within GVCs. Using data from the OECD-WTO database on Trade in Value Added
(TiVA), these profiles provide insights into the value-added content of
exports, the interconnection between economies within GVCs and the role of
the services industry in exports. To read more please visit: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news16_e/stat_28jan16_e.htm
9. Trade policy promotes sustainability and human
rights The European Commission and the EU High Representative
published today the first report on the concrete effects of
the GSP+, the EU trade policy instrument devised
to encourage third countries to comply with core international standards in
the areas of human rights, labour rights, environmental protection and good
governance. To read more please visit: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=1443
10. Georgia and Turkey create digital link
with eTIR Georgia and Turkey have taken a significant step this week in
strengthening the digital link between them by agreeing to electronically
exchange Customs data so that transport across the Georgian-Turkish borders
is faster and cheaper. The eTIR pilot project will improve the benefits brought by
the TIR Procedure by ensuring the advanced electronic exchange of data
related to TIR transports crossing the Georgian-Turkish borders. To read more
please visit: http://www.unece.org/info/media/news/transport/2016/georgia-and-turkey-create-digital-link-with-etir/doc.html
11. Intelligent Transport: guidance on how
the EU can make the most of connected cars Following an invitation of the Commission, industry
representatives and public authorities have agreed on a shared vision for the
coordinated deployment of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS)
in Europe. This is an important step towards connected cars as C-ITS enable
vehicles to communicate with each other and with the infrastructure. This can notably improve road safety and reduce congestion.
The report will also ensure that through C-ITS road transport can reap all
the benefits from digitisation and contribute to President Juncker's ambition
of creating a Digital Single
Market. To read more please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/newsletters/2016/01-25/articles/c-its_report_en.htm
12. European aviation: first environmental
report points at sustainability challenge The European Commission has published the first European
Aviation Environmental Report, the result of close collaboration between the
EC, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the European Environment
Agency (EEA) and EUROCONTROL. The main objective is to provide a regular overview of the
environmental performances of the sector in order to plan suitable policy
making measures. To read more please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/news/2016-01-29-environmental-report_en.htm
13. Smart cities: EU Commission gives a
push to electric and smart mobility EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc opened the 2016 Transport for Smart Cities conference on Jan 28th 2016 gathering 200 leading players part of
a European Innovation Partnership (EIP) whose
objective is to improve urban life through sustainable integrated
solutions. Commissioner Bulc attended the launch of two new initiatives
bringing together cities and industry to promote the roll-out of smart electric mobility and of smart city mobility services at a large scale. To read more please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/urban/news/2016-01-28-smart-cties_en.htm 14. Global Economy Prospects, Risks in
Focus at Davos During the Davos WEF meetings, a group of ministers from the
countries negotiating a Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) also met to review
the state-of-play in those discussions. According to a statement released by the US Trade
Representative's office afterward, which was confirmed by sources familiar
with the meeting, ministers reaffirmed their goal of clinching a deal this year.
To read more please visit: http://www.ictsd.org/bridges-news/bridges/news/davos-global-economy-prospects-risks-in-focus-at-high-level-meet
15. APEC Cuts Environmental Goods Tariffs The 21 APEC economies have published details on their
implementation of tariff cuts on a list of 54 environmentally friendly goods,
boosting trade and improving access to the tools needed to fight climate
change. The tariff reductions on the APEC list of environmental goods
will also promote trade worth around USD300 billion within the region and
USD500 billion worldwide, unlocking new sources of economic growth, while
giving impetus to the Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations in the World
Trade Organization which are set to continue this year. To read more please
visit: http://www.apec.org/Press/News-Releases/2016/0128_EG.aspx
16. UN panel and the lithium battery
debate Not long ago the International Civilian Aviation Organization
(ICAO) gave its recommendations about a proposed ban on the transport of
lithium batteries shipped as cargo on passenger flights, which were received
with mixed feeling in the industry. The Associated Press puts the debate back
on the table by publishing the following article: 17. ADB Private Sector Financing Tops $2.6
Billion in 2015 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a record $2.6
billion of new financing and investments for the private sector in 2015, a
37% increase from a year earlier and 62% higher than in 2013. As a result of this significant expansion, ADB's private
sector investment portfolio has increased to over $8 billion, and its private
sector operations are now targeted to double from current levels by 2020. To
read more please visit: http://www.adb.org/news/adb-private-sector-financing-tops-26-billion-2015-37-year-year
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