ABBREVIATIONS

I.

INTRODUCTION:  TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS AGAINST A BACKDROP OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY 

II.

RAILWAYS

A.

National railway sector development

B.

Railway traffic trends

C.

Rail services

D.

Trans-Asian Railway Network Development

E.

Selected Investment Projects in the railway sector

III.

ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

A.

National Road Sector Development

B.

Road vehicle fleets and motorization trends

C.

Road Freight

D.

Asian Highway Network Development

E.

Selected investment projects in the road sector

IV.

MARITIME PORTS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN SHIPPING

A.

Trends in Maritime Trade

B.

Container Port Throughput

C.

Shipping Trends

D.

Selected investment projects in maritime ports

V.

DRY PORTS, INTERMODAL TERMINALS AND LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT

A.

Development of Dry ports and intermodal terminals in the ESCAP Region

B.

Logistics development in the ESCAP region

VI.

FACILITATING TRANSPORT ACROSS BORDERS

A.

Implementation of international conventions and agreements relating to Transport Facilitation and the Movement of Goods and Services across Borders

B.

Subregional Approaches to Transport Facilitation

VII.

SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

A.

Road Safety

B.

Sustainable Transport Development