Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports

The Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports is a 2013 United Nations treaty designed to promote the cooperation of the development of dry ports in the Asia-Pacific region. It was concluded under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and is open to ratification by any state that is a UNESCAP member.

The agreement aims to promote "international recognition of dry ports, facilitating investment in dry port infrastructure, improving operational efficiency and enhancing the environmental sustainability of transport."[1]

Creation

The Agreement was adopted in Bangkok on 1 May 2013 by a resolution of UNESCAP and was opened for signature on 7 November 2013. It remained open for signature until 31 December 2014 and entered into force on 23 April 2016, after having been ratified by the requisite eight states.

Status

As of November 2016, the Agreement has been signed by 17 states. It has been ratified or acceded to by 11 states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam. It entered into force on 23 April 2016.[1]

Content

The Agreement identifies a number of existing and potential dry port locations that are to be the basis of a coordinated effort to creates nodes along an international integrated intermodal transport and logistics system. Annex I of the Agreement identifies the dry ports subject to the agreement, and Annex II contains the principles underlying the development and operation of these ports.

Annex I dry ports

The following dry ports are identified in Annex I of the Agreement. Potential dry port locations are italicised. "ICD" is an abbreviation for "Inland Container Port". Many of the locations are situated on the border between two states. Once the Agreement enters into effect, the Annex I list can be amended by a two-thirds vote of the state parties to the Agreement.

Afghanistan

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Cambodia
  • CWT Dry Port, Phnom Penh
  • Olair World Wide Dry Port, Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penh International Port, Phnom Penh
  • Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone, Phnom Penh
  • So Nguon Dry Port, Bavet
  • Tech Srun Dry Port, Phnom Penh
  • Teng Lay Dry Port, Phnom Penh

China
  • Changchun Xinglong Bonded International Logistics Port, Changchun
  • Erenhot South International Logistics Center, Erenhot
  • Harbin Highway Freight Hub Station (Harbin Longyun Logistics Park), Harbin
  • Hekou Port Transport Logistics Park, Hekou
  • Horgos International Logistics Park, Horgos
  • Hunchun International Logistics Park, Hunchun
  • Jinghong Mengyang International Logistics Trading Center, Jinghong
  • Kashi International Logistics Park, Kashi
  • Tengjun International Land Port, Kunming
  • Manzhouli New International Freight Yard, Manzhouli
  • Nanning Bonded Logistics Center, Nanning
  • Pingxiang Border Trade Logistics Center, Pingxiang (Youyi Guan)
  • Ruili Cargo Centre, Ruili
  • Suifenhe Cargo Centre, Suifenhe
  • Xinjiang Railway International Logistics Park, Urumqi
  • Yiwu Inland Port Station, Yiwu
  • Zhangmu Port Warehouse Logistics Trading Center, Zhangmu

Georgia
  • Poti Free Industrial Zone, Poti
  • Tbilisi International Logistics Centre, Tbilisi

India

Indonesia

Iran

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Malaysia

Mongolia

Myanmar (Burma)

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

Russia

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkey

Vietnam

References
  1. "Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports comes into force". United Nations ESCAP. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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