Press Release - Ministers meet in May for Summit on Seamless Transport

16-Jan-2012

Registrations are now open for the 2012 Summit of the International Transport Forum, a leading global transport policy platform linked to the OECD. The Summit will take place on 2-4 May in the city of Leipzig, Germany. It will bring together ministers, industry leaders and top experts from the Forum’s 53 member countries and beyond. The theme of the 2012 Summit is “Seamless Transport: Making Connections”.

Car scrapping schemes: can they help the enviroment and increase safety?

09-Nov-2011

Scrappage programmes aimed to stimulate spending during a downturn in car sales as a result of the economic recession. Many governments introduced incentive schemes, offering consumers cash or discounts for trading in their old car for a new one. But what was the exact impact for environment and safety? Our latest Policy Brief presents the results of an in-depth study that comes to some interesting conclusions.

Trends in Transport Infrastructure Investment 1995-2009

25-Jul-2011

The July edition of our Statistics Brief looks at trends in transport infrastructure investment and maintenance spending from 1995 to 2009. The data shows record investment levels in Central and Eastern European countries, with 7.6% growth in 2008/9, amounting to 2.0% of GDP (2009). In Western Europe and North America, the GDP share of investment in inland transport infrastructure has remained almost constant over the past decade.  

New Study on Car Subsidy Schemes

12-Jul-2011

Car fleet renewal schemes introduced in the US, France and Germany fell short of their potential to deliver on environmental and safety objectives, according to a new report published by the International Transport Forum at the OECD in partnership with FIA Foundation.

China to Join International Transport Forum

06-Jun-2011

China has officially declared its intention to join the International Transport Forum.

The Vice-Minister for Transport, Mr. GAO Hongfeng, made the announcement during the annual summit of Transport Ministers from the International Transport Forum's 52 current member countries in Leipzig on Thursday 26 May 2011.

Global Freight: Recovery and Rebalancing?

06-Jun-2011

The latest update of global freight data-based analysis of topical transport trends collected by the International Transport Forum. This May 2011 issue entitled “Recovery and Rebalancing?” looks at the most recent data on global freight.