Port activity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2007

Port activity in Latin America and the Caribbean increased by nearly 60% between 2000 and 2007 in terms of metric tons of cargo moved and nearly 130% in terms of containers, growing to 1.6 billion metric tons and roughly 32 million TEUs. Based on data provided in the ECLAC Maritime Profile. This issue of the FAL Bulletin presents the main analytical data on port trends in the region.

Maritime reefer trade in South America: a comparison of the west and east coasts

This issue of the FAL Bulletin examines the scale of maritime reefer trade in South America and the developments made in this area since the 1990s. It also looks at the increase in the capacity of liner services and the relationship between conventional and containerized reefer vessels in terms of trade volume, commodities exported and the destinations for exports from South America.

El comercio marítimo por contenedores en América Latina y el Caribe hacia finales del año 2006

La actividad del transporte marítimo por contenedores en todo el mundo ha expresado altos grados de crecimiento en los últimos años, especialmente después de 2002. Gran parte del crecimiento económico mundial se expresa y está relacionado con la actividad del comercio internacional, el cual se ejerce en un 90% a través de los mares.América Latina y el Caribe se han inscrito también en tales tendencias. El presente artículo del Boletín continúa con los anteriores de este año sobre la actividad marítima de la región.

Siniestralidad vial en América Latina y el Caribe: desempeño reciente y desafíos futuros

El presente boletín analiza el desempeño de la siniestralidad vial en América Latina y el Caribe entre los años 2000 y 2010. Plantea además, la necesidad de que las medidas de seguridad vial sean incorporadas dentro de una política integrada y sostenible de movilidad.

The need to establish coordinated measures for the reduction of road accidents in Latin America and the Caribbean

This edition of the FAL Bulletin approaches road safety and the need for urgent, coordinated measures to be established between the public and private sectors and civil society in order to prevent the rapid increase in deaths and casualties in road accidents in Latin America and the Caribbean, an issue which is threatening the sustainability of regional development.

Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio y su relación con el transporte

El presente boletín FAL, analiza cómo el sector transporte puede contribuir a alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio, tanto a través del estímulo de la competitividad de la economía como facilitando la movilidad de la población, el acceso a los servicios básicos y al empleo y, con ello, a un desarrollo más sostenible.

Fletes, ciclo marítimo y capacidad de transporte hacia finales del año 2006

En la Edición anterior del Boletín FAL se presentaron los índices de precios del transporte marítimo, en tres de sus principales segmentos de mercado. En la presente edición se agrega el análisis del ciclo marítimo y la evolución de la capacidad de transporte asignada a las rutas que sirven las rutas de América Latina y el Caribe.

Toward an integrated transport policy: institutions, infrastructure and logistics - the case in Chile

This edition of the FAL Bulletin presents a summary of the major outcomes of the workshop, “Toward an integrated transport policy: institutions, infrastructure and logistics”, which was organized by the ECLAC Infrastructure Services Unit, in late 2009. The objective of the event was to analyse the various government bodies involved in the transport sector, Chile’s experience in formulating transport policy and the challenge that formulating and executing integrated policies entails.

Intelligent transport systems in Latin American sea port logistics

This issue of the FAL bulletin analyses the role of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in sea port logistics in Latin America.

International maritime transport in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2009 and projections for 2010

This edition of the FAL Bulletin analyses the impact of the recent economic crisis on global maritime transport, which dropped off 4.4% in 2009. Container traffic fell 9.1% that same year. This issue analyses how the crisis affected international maritime transport, both worldwide and in Latin America and the Caribbean, and provides initial projections for 2010.

Transport facilitation from the perspective of the Rotterdam Rules

This document takes a look at the important role transport facilitation plays in regional development and considers the implications of adopting the Rotterdam Rules for the transport sector.

Transport: the state of affairs in landlocked developing countries of Latin America, through June 2009

This edition of the FAL Bulletin examines the state of affairs of transport in the Plurinational State of Bolivia and Paraguay, along with their transit countries. The information herein is an update of Bulletin 262 of June 2008.

Disability and mobility: interaction of two public policies for sustainable development

This issue of the FAL Bulletin analyses institutional alternatives and international best practices for the development of transportation services that explicitly include and integrate users with some type of disability.