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
Emissions reduction: exhaust retrofit systems for trucks	10.00%	50.00%	40.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Emissions reduction: speed reduction/ slow steaming (shipping)	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Short	Behavioral/Operational	Low	Private Sector	15% - 19% 36% - 39%
Emissions reduction: Truck Stop Electrification (TSE)	20.00%	50.00%	30.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Energy consumption reduction: energy management system (railway)	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Development Agencies
Environmentally differentiated port charges	30.00%	50.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	Medium	Management	Low	Government
Establish standards for safe handling, storage and transport to avoid spills of oil and other hazardous	20.00%	40.00%	40.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Short	Regulatory	Low	Government, Private Sector
Estalish maritime cyber assurance and operations centre	80.00%	10.00%	10.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	Medium	Management	Moderate	Government
Exchangeable and flexible modular logistics unit	60.00%	20.00%	20.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	Long, Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Exclusive/ dedicated truck lanes	40.00%	20.00%	40.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	Medium	Infrastructure	Moderate	Government
Exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) / Scrubbers (shipping)	20.00%	50.00%	30.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)	20.00%	50.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Extend delivery times into the evenings/night-time periods (urban)	20.00%	30.00%	50.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	Short	Behavioral/Operational	Low	Private Sector
Freight Advisory Committee (FAC)	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Short	Co-operative	Low	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Freight clusters / freight villages	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	Long	Infrastructure	High	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Freight Information Real-Time System for Transport (FIRST) (road)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Freight infrastructure wastewater treatment (railway)	10.00%	50.00%	40.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	Short	Behavioral/Operational	Low	Private Sector
Freight Operators Recognition Scheme (FORS) (road)	20.00%	40.00%	40.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	Medium	Regulatory	Low	Government, Private Sector
Freight Quality Partnership (FQP)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	Medium	Co-operative	Low	Government, Private Sector
Freight stakeholder collaboration (freight consortium)	50.00%	20.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	Medium	Co-operative	Moderate	Private Sector
Freight train schedule optimization and allocation (to improve punctuality/ reliability of freight trains)	50.00%	10.00%	40.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	Medium	Management	Moderate	Government

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