Sustainable freight transport measures

The SFT measures catalogue is a tool featuring a collection of more than 200 sustainable freight transport measures. It allows you to easily find the measures corresponding specifically to your needs by customizing your searches according to a set of criteria. Key filters include, for example, the mode of transport, timescale for implementation, investment cost, and emission savings potential. As applicable, additional information is provided by means of specific links to supporting documentation and references. Use the “Search measure” box for a full text search to narrow results or to find measures related to a specific key word.

For more information on how the measures can support a comprehensive sustainable freight transport strategy, see the implementation step of the UNCTAD SFT framework.

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-	Dimensions of sustainability			Transport mode				Scope					-	-	-	-	Emission quantification
Measure	Economic	Environmental	Social	Road	Rail	Maritime/ Waterways	Aviation	Country/ Region/ Local	Corridor/ Multimodal/ Intermodal	Urban	Fleet	Company/ Firm	Type of measure	Timescale for implementation	Investment cost	SFT measure typically led (i.e. Initiated/ Driven/ Implemented/ Financed) by	Potential CO2 savings per vehicle; per equipment unit (in %)	Potential CO2 savings by transport mode; by fleet; by transport supply chain level (in %)	Other savings
Ballast water management (maritime)	20.00%	80.00%	0.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Short, Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Brake energy recovery / regenerative braking and energy storage (train/railway)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies	10% - 15%		Energy consumption reduction: 24%
Cargo securing and packing (maritime)	30.00%	50.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Short	Behavioral/Operational	Low	Private Sector
Circular economy in ports	30.00%	40.00%	30.00%	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	Medium	Behavioral/Operational	Moderate	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Cold ironing/ Shore side electricity/ Shore-to-ship power (maritime)	10.00%	50.00%	40.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	Long	Technology	High	Development Agencies, Government	30%		NOx and particulate reduction: > 95%
Cooperative business models for sustainable urban logistics	33.00%	33.00%	34.00%	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	Medium	Co-operative	Moderate	Government, Private Sector
Crowd logistics: pick-up and delivery (last-mile delivery)	33.00%	33.00%	34.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	Short	Behavioral/Operational	Low	Private Sector
Data exchange program: Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) (road)	50.00%	20.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Delivery and servicing plan (urban)	33.00%	33.00%	34.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	Short	Management	Low	Private Sector
Direct air carbon capture	10.00%	60.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Long	Technology	High	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology for railway traffic monitoring	60.00%	10.00%	30.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Driver training in the techniques of fuel efficient driving/ eco-driving (road)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	Medium	Management	Low	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies			Fuel consumption reduction: 5% - 15%
Dry ports development	40.00%	30.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	Long	Infrastructure	High	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Efficient driving (railway)	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	Medium	Behavioral/Operational	Low	Government, Private Sector
Electrification of freight trains	30.00%	60.00%	10.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate, High	Government, Private Sector
Electrification of port equipment (maritime)	20.00%	50.00%	30.00%	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	Long	Technology	High	Development Agencies, Government, Private Sector
Electronic toll collection (ETC) system at tollgates	40.00%	30.00%	30.00%	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	Medium	Technology	Moderate, High	Government, Development Agencies
Emission reduction: battery operated electric fork lifts (railway)	30.00%	40.00%	30.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	Short	Technology	Low	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Emission reduction: intelligent railway station buildings	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	Long	Technology	High	Government, Development Agencies
Emissions and pollution control areas (maritime)	10.00%	50.00%	40.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	Medium	Regulatory	Moderate	Government

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