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
Industry-led best practices dissemination programs	33.00%	33.00%	34.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Medium	Co-operative	Low	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Institutional framework for corridor management (transport/ transit trade corridor)	30.00%	40.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	Long	Co-operative	High	Government, Development Agencies
Integration of freight transport in land planning and use	40.00%	30.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	Long	Infrastructure	Moderate	Government
Intelligent transport syetem/ intelligent transport communication (ITS/ ITC) for freight trains	50.00%	20.00%	30.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	Long	Technology	High	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Intermodality / Intermodal terminals	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	Long	Infrastructure	High	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Introduction of competition and liberalization of railway services	50.00%	10.00%	40.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	Medium	Regulatory	Low	Government
Joint delivery	50.00%	20.00%	30.00%	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	Short	Co-operative	Low	Private Sector
Light pollution reduction	10.00%	30.00%	60.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Medium	Infrastructure	Moderate	Private Sector
Lightweighting for heavy duty vehicles (HDVs)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Lightweighting technologies for air cargo containers	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Low emission delivery vehicles	20.00%	50.00%	30.00%	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Low emission zones (road)	10.00%	50.00%	40.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	Short	Regulatory	Low	Government
Mandatory GhG emission reporting	10.00%	60.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Medium	Regulatory	Low	Government, Development Agencies		2%
Mandatory truck scrappage schemes	30.00%	40.00%	30.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	Medium	Regulatory	Moderate	Government
Maritime supply chain collaboration (maritime green corridor)	30.00%	40.00%	30.00%	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	Long	Co-operative	High	Government, Development Agencies
Minimize packaging	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	Short	Logistical	Low	Government, Private Sector
Minimizing hull resistance / hull form optimization: aftbody optimization (shipping)	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Minimizing hull resistance / hull form optimization: forebody optimization (shipping)	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
Mobile depot (urban)	50.00%	20.00%	30.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector
More efficient use and planning of airport capacities	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	Short	Management	Low	Government, Private Sector	0.2%

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