The provision of adequate infrastructure, along with macroeconomic stability and a long-term development strategy, is one of the necessary conditions for sustainable economic and social development. To this end, the study ...

The present study takes as its focus seafarers as an essential manpower resource for development of the shipping industry and the marine transport sector in the Asia-Pacific region. Major issues relating to seafarers have ...

The Trans-Asian Railway in the ASEAN and Indo-China Subregion is one of four corridor studies undertaken by UN ESCAP as part of the Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development (ALTID) project. The report presents the ...

The major objective of the study was to assist CAR in identifying main present and future land transport routes from Central Asia to sea ports of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan as well as of ...

This publication, the final report of a series on road safety, reflects the road safety situation in the region at the end of 1994. The report, based on the analyses of the questionnaires and from other sources, outlines ...

Recalling, the importance of environmental management of dredging activities, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) took the initiative to organize a regional seminar on environmental aspects ...

Freight forwarders are recognized as the backbone of multimodal transport in the Greater Mekong sub-region, and key players in the promotion and expansion of foreign trade and intra-regional trade. To enhance the activities ...

Nine out of 20 top container carriers are from Asia, limited to a few countries in the region. Shipping services have been recognized as an important element of economic growth and unless concerted action is taken, national ...

The resulting study analysis contained in this report overviews the current inter-island shipping services in the South Pacific and their problems, highlighting ageing vessels. The study also discusses policy options for ...

The Trans-Asian Railway in the ASEAN and Indo-China Subregion is one of four corridor studies undertaken by UN ESCAP as part of the Asian Land Transport Infrastructure Development (ALTID) project. The report presents the ...