This issue of the FAL Bulletin shows why urban logistics is a relevant topic in the discussion of urbanization and provides arguments why the last-mile should be included in policies on sustainable mobility in the region. It also delivers insights and arguments how a modern perception of the cargo bike and its inclusion in sustainable logistics policy can deliver towards more sustainable urban logistics development.…
En el presente Boletín Fal se expone la relevancia de la logística urbana en el marco del debate sobre la urbanización y se argumenta la necesidad de tener en cuenta el último eslabón de la cadena de abastecimiento en las políticas de movilidad sostenible de la región. Además, este número aporta información sobre el nuevo concepto de la bicicleta de carga y cómo podría contribuir a lograr un desarrollo más sostenible de la logística urbana de incluirse en las políticas de logística.…
This FAL Bulletin is part of a series on ports and maritime trade in the region. It is closely related to Issue No. 337 - Number 1 / 2015, which sets out the need for a new port governance in the region to address the new circumstances that have arisen in the maritime market. As such, and given the need for contextual information, this Bulletin is divided into two sections, the first devoted to the current status of world maritime trade (with special focus on container trade), and the second detailing the situation of the shipping industry.…
El presente Boletín FAL corresponde a una serie de boletines sobre puertos y comercio marítimo en la región. Este se encuentra estrechamente relacionado con el Boletín 337, No 1 de 2015 que
plantea la necesidad de una nueva gobernanza en los puertos regionales para hacer frente a las nuevas condiciones interpuestas por el mercado marítimo. Para ello, se hace necesario contextualizar la situación tanto del comercio marítimo como la industria del shipping. Es por
esto que el Boletín se encuentra dividido en dos partes, la primera dedicada al contexto del comercio marítimo mundial en la actualida…
This FAL Bulletin analyses changes in port governance since the start of the last round of reforms and the new circumstances of the port system. They point to the need to develop a new governance for Latin American and Caribbean ports that can meet the requirements of the twenty-first century.…
El presente Boletín FAL constituye la primera parte de una serie de estudios sobre puertos y transporte marítimo. Se analizan los cambios en la gobernanza portuaria que han ocurrido desde el inicio de la última ola de reformas, y las nuevas circunstancias en las que se encuentra el sistema portuario, de lo que surge la necesidad de orientar una nueva gobernanza en los puertos de América Latina y el Caribe con el fin de hacer frente a los requerimientos del siglo XXI.…
Much analysis and proposals on sustainable transport policies have been developed around the world, both at government and research institutions. It is clear that no action will provide the single solution and it is imperative to act simultaneously on: i) improvement of technology in vehicles, leading to increased energy efficiency; ii) the change in driver behavior, to use less fuel per kilometer; iii) reducing the distances traveled per vehicle; and iv) a change in the type of travels towards more sustainable modes of transport.In general, the recommendations for energy efficiency in transpo…
Like many other Caribbean countries, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are almost entirely dependent on imported petroleum as their primary source of energy. In this regard, many countries in the subregion have taken a strategic approach to long-term planning in the energy sector towards creating higher levels of efficiency on both the demand and supply sides as well as promoting diversification in the energy mix.
Within this context, this study was conducted to present mechanisms to improve energy efficiency (EE) in the transport sector in Grenada, Saint Lucia and Sain…
The lack of access to the sea is frequently cited as a reason that helps to explain the low growth rate and underdevelopment of landlocked countries. Nevertheless, development is clearly a multidimensional process and therefore cannot be contingent solely upon geographical conditions.
Composite indicators based on information linked to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
show that on average the development of landlocked countries is 20 per cent below what it would be if they were not landlocked (United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked…
El Programa de Acción de Almaty: atención de las necesidades especiales de los países en desarrollo sin litoral, dentro de un nuevo marco mundial para la cooperación en materia de transporte de tránsito para los países en desarrollo sin litoral fue aprobado en Almaty (Kazajstán) en el año 2003 como respuesta de las Naciones Unidas a las necesidades y los problemas especiales en materia de desarrollo que enfrentan los 31 países en desarrollo sin litoral, de los cuales dos se ubican en América Latina y el Caribe: Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia y Paraguay.
Estando el Programa próximo…
This issue of the FAL Bulletin shows productivity trends at container terminals in Latin America and the Caribbean during the period from 2005 to 2013, comparing them to the trend of earlier years (2000 to 2004). One of the conclusions of the study is that most terminals in the region have improved their quay productivity in recent years, although there are large differences between the three container terminal size categories analysed. However, the author identifies a number of challenges still to be met at the region’s ports.…
El presente Boletín FAL, muestra las tendencias de la productividad de las terminales de contenedores en América Latina y el Caribe en el período 2005 a 2013 y las compara con la observada en años anteriores (2000 a 2004). Una de las conclusiones del trabajo es que la mayoría de las terminales de la región ha mejorado su productividad de muelles en los años recientes, aun cuando existen diferencias importantes en los tres tamaños de terminales de contenedores analizados.…
The limitations faced by landlocked countries have an impact upon economic and social development since landlocked countries are highly dependent on the transportation infrastructure of neighboring countries to access maritime routes. This results in an increase in the time and cost to trade —factors which can significantly reduce the competitiveness and complementarity of the exports of a landlocked country as well as increase the price of imports. Studies indicate that the Plurinational State of Bolivia’s landlockedness results in losses estimated at 0.5% to 2% of GDP annually. However, some…
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