Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports

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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[]

  • Baku Cargo Terminal of Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku
  • Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku
  • Balakan Cargo Terminal, Azerbaijan–Georgia border
  • Bilasuvar Cargo Terminal, Azerbaijan–Iran border
  • Gabala International Airport, Gabala
  • Ganja International Airport, Ganja
  • Julfa Cargo Terminal, Azerbaijan–Iran
  • Lenkoran International Airport, Lenkoran
  • Nakhichevan International Airport, Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan
  • Silk Way Cargo Terminal, Baku
  • Zagatala International Airport, Zagatala
  • Baku City Goods Depot, Khirdalan Station
  • Cargo Terminal on frontier point at state border, Samur
  • Cargo Terminal on frontier point at state border,
  • Container Terminal of Baku International Sea Trade Port, Baku
  • Ganja Station, Ganja
  • International Logistics Centre, Alyat
  • Keshla Station, Baku
  • New Baku International Sea Trade Port, Alyat
  • South Terminal on frontier point at state border (Astara)
  • Sumgait Station, Sumgait

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[]

  • Inland Clearance Depot Kontena Nasional, Prai
  • Inland Container Depot, Padang Besar
  • Internal Clearance Depot Seri Setia, Kuala Lumpur
  • Ipoh Cargo Terminal, Ipoh
  • Nilai Inland Port, Nilai
  • Tebedu Inland Port, Sarawak
  • Pulau Sebang Inland Depot, Pulau Sebang

Mongolia[]

Myanmar (Burma)[]

Nepal[]

Pakistan[]

  • Customs Dry Port, Hyderabad
  • Customs Dry Port, Peshawar
  • Faisalabad Dry Port Trust, Faisalabad
  • Lahore Dry Port, Mughalpura
  • Margalla Dry Ports, Islamabad
  • Multan Dry Port Trust, Multan
  • National Logistics Center Container Freight Station, Lahore
  • National Logistics Center Dry Port, Quetta
  • Pakistan Railways Prem Nagar Dry Port, Kasur
  • Railways Dry Port, Quetta
  • Sambrial Dry Port, Sialkot
  • Silk Route Dry Port, Sost, Gilgit, Baltistan

Philippines[]

Russia[]

  • Janino Logistic Park, Saint Petersburg Region
  • Multimodal Logistic Complex “Rostov universal port”, Rostov-on-Don Region
  • Terminal Logistics Centre “Baltiysky”, Leningrad Region
  • Terminal Logistics Centre “Kleshchiha”, Novosibirsk
  • Terminal Logistics Centre “Doskino”, Nizhny Novgorod
  • Dmitrovsky Multimodal Centre, Moscow Region
  • Kaliningrad
  • Kazan
  • Multimodal Logistic Complex “Southern Primorsky Terminal”, Primorsky Region
  • Svijazhsky Multimodal Logistic Centre, Tatarstan
  • Terminal Logistics Centre “Primorsky” Ussuriysk, Primorsky Region
  • Terminal Logistics Centre “Tamansky”, Krasnodar Region
  • Terminal Logistics Centre “Beliy Rast”, Moscow Region
  • Volgograd
  • Yekaterinburg

South Korea[]

Sri Lanka[]

Tajikistan[]

Thailand[]

  • Lat Krabang ICD, Bangkok
  • Chiang Rai, Chiang Khong
  • Natha, Nong Khai

Turkey[]

Vietnam[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports comes into force". United Nations ESCAP. Retrieved 2018-04-04.

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