UNCTAD : Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°100 - Third Quarter 2021

 

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UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°100 - Third Quarter 2021

COVID-19 and the new normal: A double-edged sword for National Trade Facilitation Committees Arántzazu Sánchez Belastegui   Read more   Why gender matters in trade facilitation reform Arántzazu Sánchez Belastegui   Read more   Notification obligations under the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: Five reasons why "the struggle is real" for Least Developed Countries Alexandre Larouche-Maltais   Read more   How to cushion consumers from high maritime freight rates Jan Hoffmann   Read more   Turbulent prices on the high seas: Are calmer waters on the horizon? Mark Assaf   Read more

Upcoming UNCTAD Maritime Webinar   30 September ǀ 15:00 - 16:00 The Crewing crisis: Seafarers' concerns in times of the pandemic and beyond Co-organized by: UNCTAD and the International Transport Workers’ Federation Registration     Maritime statistics updates     1) Port calls, semi-annual (2021/S1) Time spent in ports, vessel age & size Number of port calls 2) Connectivity data Country Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2021/Q3) Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2021/Q3) Liner Shipping Bilateral Connectivity Index (2021)     Further reading: publications, proceedings and other resources   Getting down to business: Making the most of the WTO trade facilitation agreement. UNCTAD, ITC and UNECE UNCTAD Assessment of the Impact of the IMO Short-Term GHG Reduction Measure on States. UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2021, From recovery to resilience: the development dimension. UNCTAD A European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Implications for developing countries. UNCTAD Commodities and Development Report 2021, Escaping from the Commodity Dependence Trap through Technology and Innovation. UNCTAD Making trade information portals more relevant and sustainable. By Yann Duval, Simon Hardy and Kjartan Sørensen UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation 2021 Tracking Trade from Space: An application to Pacific Island countries. By Serkan Arslanalp, Robin Koepke, and Jasper Verschuur Proposals for crisis-response provisions in regional and bilateral transport agreements of the ESCAP member States. ESCAP National Integrated Maritime Policies (IMP): Vision Formulation, Regional Embeddedness, and Institutional Attributes for Effective Policy Integration. By Hubert Paridaens and Theo Notteboom Port Hinterlands. By F. Parola, G. Satta, F. Vitellaro (Chapter from the book "International Encyclopedia of Transportation") Energy Transition Outlook 2021. DNV-GL Benchmarking Scenario Comparisons: Key indicators for the clean energy transition. IRENA The Current Container Shortage: What Happened and What's next. ConexBoxes Equity and equitable transition jn a world of shipping decarbonisation. By Maria Sahib Cross-Border Logistics Operations: Effective Trade Facilitation and Border Management. By Andrew Grainger Maritime Economics & Logistics (Volume 23, Issue 3, September 2021) Maritime Policy & Management, Volume 48, 2021, Issue 6) Event replay: UNCTAD15 pre-event: Sustainable and resilient supply chains - Overcoming vulnerabilities in transport and trade facilitation to ensure prosperity for all, 20 September     For your agenda   September-October. UNCTAD Empowerment Program Online Learning sessions for members of National Trade Facilitation Committees 3-7 October, Bridgetown and Geneva (online). Fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) 4-5 October, Geneva. Maritime Transport Efficiency Conference 7 October, Geneva (hybrid). Global launch of the Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2021: Accelerating climate-smart trade and investment for sustainable development 14-16 October, Beijing, China. Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference 31 October-12 November, Glascow. UN Climate Change Conference, COP26 18 November, Geneva. Launch of UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2021.     In the news   Over 150 industry leaders and organizations call for decisive government action to enable full decarbonization of international shipping by 2050. Global Maritime Forum, 22 September Paris climate deal could go up in smoke without action: Guterres. UN News, 17 September Rebeca Grynspan takes over as head of UNCTAD. UNCTAD News, 13 September UNCTAD15 registration is now open. UNCTAD News, 10 September ASYCUDA marks 40 years of keeping international trade flowing. UNCTAD News, 8 September UNCTAD, IATA extend partnership to facilitate global trade. UNCTAD News, 12 August Vulnerable countries need help to adjust to carbon cuts in maritime transport, UNCTAD News, 5 July       Feed-back, comments, suggestions and contributions, please contact: unctad-transport-news@un.org Note: The opinion/views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations Secretariat. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) / Division on Technology and Logistics / Trade Logistics Branch