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
Move production/ storage/ distribution facilities into more ‘transport efficient’ locations	40.00%	30.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	Long	Logistical	High	Private Sector
Multiple units (MUs) with distributed traction (railway)	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies			Energy efficiency improvement: 5% - 10%; 1%- 2%
National freight transport data collection and monitoring	50.00%	20.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Long	Technology	High	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
National Green Freight Program (road)	30.00%	40.00%	30.00%	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	Long	Co-operative	High	Government, Development Agencies
National port competitiveness enhancement strategy (maritime)	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	Long	Technology	High	Government
Next Generation Vessel Traffic Management System (NGVTMS)	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Government, Development Agencies
Noise reduction and air quality improvement: buffer zones for freight	10.00%	30.00%	60.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	Medium	Infrastructure	Moderate	Government
Noise reduction: parked train management	10.00%	30.00%	60.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	Short	Management	Low	Government, Private Sector
Noise reduction: sound barriers	10.00%	30.00%	60.00%	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	Medium	Infrastructure	Moderate	Government
Noise regulations and legislations	10.00%	30.00%	60.00%	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	Short	Regulatory	Low	Government
Noise-based infrastructure access charge (railway)	30.00%	30.00%	40.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	Short	Regulatory	Low	Government
Noise-reducing brakes for freight wagons (railway)	10.00%	30.00%	60.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	Short	Technology	Low	Private Sector
Non-technical driving skills for safety (railway)	20.00%	40.00%	40.00%	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	Short	Behavioral/Operational	Low	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Nuclear propulsion (shipping)	30.00%	40.00%	30.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	Long	Technology	High	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Off-peak delivery (OPD)	30.00%	30.00%	40.00%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	Short	Behavioral/Operational	Low	Private Sector
Onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS) (shipping)	20.00%	50.00%	30.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Long	Technology	High	Government, Private Sector, Development Agencies
Onboard fuel performance monitoring (shipping)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Medium	Technology	Moderate	Private Sector
One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) (corridor)	50.00%	20.00%	30.00%	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	Medium	Co-operative	Moderate	Government
Optimised engine and aircraft maintenance	50.00%	30.00%	20.00%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	Medium	Behavioral/Operational	Moderate	Private Sector			Energy efficiency improvement: 2%
Optimization of port calls: Just In Time (JIT) arrival (maritime)	40.00%	40.00%	20.00%	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	Short	Behavioral/Operational	Low	Private Sector

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