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
Fuel comsumption reduction: rail lightweighting	40.00%	30.00%	30.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector			Energy efficiency improvement: 2% - 5%; 1% - 2%
Fuel consumption reduction: air lubrication systems (shipping)	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Fuel consumption reduction: anti-fouling systems (shipping)	20.00%	60.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector
Fuel consumption reduction: cost index / route planning optimization software (aviation)	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector
Fuel consumption reduction: dispatching optimization (aviation)	50.00%	40.00%	10.00%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	Short	Behavioral/Operational	Low	Private Sector
Fuel consumption reduction: double stacking and wide body stock (railway)	40.00%	30.00%	30.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies			Energy efficiency improvement: >10%; >5%
Fuel consumption reduction: increase train length	40.00%	30.00%	30.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Fuel consumption reduction: twin skeg design (shipping)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Fuel consumption reduction: water flow optimization (shipping)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector	1% - 4%
Fuel efficiency improvement (frictional resistance reduction) and water pollution prevention: hull cleaning and coating (shipping)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector	1% - 10% 0.5% - 5%
Fuel efficiency improvement and emissions reduction: automatic engine stop start (road)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector
Fuel efficiency improvement and emissions reduction: fuel additives	30.00%	40.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector			Energy efficiency improvement: <2%; <1%
Fuel efficiency improvement and emissions reduction: idling reduction strategies and technologies (road)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector
Fuel efficiency improvement and emissions reduction: Idling Reduction Technologies (IRTs) (railway)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector
Fuel efficiency improvement and emissions reduction: load factor optimization/ increase payload (road, railway)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	Short	Behavioral/Operational	Low	Private Sector
Fuel efficiency improvement and emissions reduction: more efficient operations (aviation)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector			Energy efficiency improvement: 4%
Fuel efficiency improvement and emissions reduction: retrofit ships with new technologies and equipment (e.g., engine upgrade)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Fuel efficiency improvement and emissions reduction: vehicle transmission and the gear-shifting strategy (road)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector
Fuel efficiency improvement and rolling resistance reduction: eco/energy efficient tyres	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector
Fuel efficiency improvement: adjust trim and draft (shipping)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector			Fuel consumption reduction: 0.5% - 3%

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