Honduras, del 18 al 20 de noviembre 2014…
Viena, Austria del 3 al 5 de Noviembre 2014…
Sede de CEPAL desde el 27 al 30 de Octubre…
San Salvador, El Salvador, del 22 al 23 de octubre 2014…
Santiago, Chile, el 21 de Octubre 2014…
Miami, Florida, Estados Unidos, del 16 al 17 de octubre 2014…
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…
Managua, Nicaragua, del 30 de septiembre al 1 de octubre 2014…
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…
La condición geográfica de los países sin litoral marítimo (SLM) es un factor que impacta fuertemente en el desarrollo económico y social, puesto que genera una dependencia de los tránsitos en las infraestructuras de los países vecinos para acceder al transporte marítimo, aumentando con ello la complejidad y los costos logísticos asociados, elementos que pueden reducir dramáticamente la competitividad y complementariedad de las exportaciones de un país mediterráneo y aumentar el precio de los productos importados para su población. Existen estudios vinculados en determinar los costos asociados…
This paper describes the role of the Panama Canal in establishing and opening new global trade routes as well as the ambitious expansion project currently underway designed to meet the needsof the XXIth century global trade.…
En este documento se describe el destacado rol que cumple el Canal de Panamá para establecer y abrir nuevas rutas comerciales internacionales, así como el ambicioso proyecto de expansión en curso, diseñado para responder a las necesidades del comercio del siglo XXI.…
This document sets out an initial proposal for measuring costs in logistics chains, and is part of a line of work of the Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) that seeks to identify logistics inefficiencies in Latin America and the Caribbean that are detrimental to the sustainability of national and regional growth.…
El presente documento sistematiza una primera propuesta para la medición de costos en cadenas logísticas y forma parte de una línea de trabajo de la División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura de la CEPAL que busca identificar aquellas ineficiencias en los procesos logísticos en América Latina y el Caribe que afectan la sostenibilidad del crecimiento nacional y regional.…
More than 95% of South America's exports is moved through ports. Therefore, the energy consumption of the port infrastructure is increasingly relevant to the competitiveness and sustainability of infrastructure services and the activities of the transport and logistics sector. This point is emphasized in a report by ECLAC's Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division that was published recently in the latest edition of the FAL Bulletin on Facilitation of Transport and Trade in Latin America. According to the study, the traffic of refrigerated containers with perishable goods in Sou…
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