Transport

MTC Policy Statement on Substandard Shipping

20-Nov-2002

OECD countries have reached agreement over the measures needed to combat substandard shipping around the world.

Road pricing: what's the deal?

02-Aug-2002

Article published in the OECD Observer.

Liberalisation of Air Cargo Transport

03-May-2002

The OECD secretariat has developed a package designed to assist Member countries, the aviation industry and other interested parties with the liberalisation of air cargo services. It identifies the conceptual issues to be addressed and the principles that should guide liberalisation initiatives.

L'OCDE préconise un recours accru à la conclusion de contrats sur des bases individuelles et confidentielles dans le transport maritime de lignes régulilères

26-Apr-2002

Communiqué de presse

OECD calls for greater use of individual, confidential contracts in liner shipping

18-Apr-2002

News release: OECD calls for greater use of individual, confidential contracts in liner shipping

Final Report on Competition Policy in Liner Shipping

16-Apr-2002

This report examines a number of issues related to the application of competition policy to liner shipping.

Safety on Roads: What's the Vision?

22-Feb-2002

Approximately 125 000 people die every year on the roads of OECD countries. In other words, one road crash victim dies every 4 minutes.

OECD Workshop Sees a Possible Upturn in Air Cargo Traffic in 2002 and 2003

25-Jan-2002

The outlook for air cargo traffic appears to be improving after a weakening that began in autumn 2000 and was exacerbated by the events of 11 September, according to industry participants at the OECD Workshop on the Liberalisation of Air Cargo Transport.

Road Fatalities Fall Slightly in 2000, But OECD Says Death Toll Could be Halved

21-Dec-2001

More than 116,000 people died in car crashes last year in the 26 OECD countries for which data are available - 320 deaths a day. This continues a modest downward trend over recent years, but the death toll could be halved if safety measures adopted in some countries are extended to all OECD Members.

Governments Must Rethink Transport Safety for Elderly, says OECD

19-Nov-2001

Policies targeting the safety of elderly road users need a rethink, according to a new OECD report. While older drivers tend to be safer than commonly believed, causing fewer crashes per capita or per number of motorists than other age groups, older people are more vulnerable to injury or death.