Georgia Green Freight Transport and Logistics

Project Summary:

Georgia remains heavily reliant on imported energy to meet its transportation needs, and road transport is a significant contributor to the country’s air pollution. Georgia’s post-conflict strategy includes using green growth strategies to improve transport connectivity and increase private sector efficiency and trade. The program includes exploring policy and investment options to “green” freight transportation by increasing use of cleaner, lower-carbon transportation modes, such as fuel-efficient and low-emission trucks. The program is helping Georgia develop a national strategy for freight transport and logistics using green logistics for road-to-railway and multimodal freight corridors.

List of Activities:

• Developing a national strategy for freight transport and logistics that aims at modal shift from roads to railway through strengthened inter-modality, fiscal and pricing measures, and international collaboration with key trading partners
• Developing an investment program for multimodal freight corridors and green logistics, guided by the national strategy developed and providing a timeframe for implementation
• Exploring various options for the investment program – e.g. transshipment infrastructure and technologies, development of logistics centers, expansion of container terminal or any other cargo handling capacities

Outcomes:

The program supports the client in developing an investment program for the freight corridors, strengthening fiscal and pricing measures, and improving collaboration with key trade partners. Expected results include creating an implementation timeframe, evaluating technology and trans-shipment options, strengthening technical institutions, developing logistics centers, and expanding container terminals and/or other cargo-handling capacity. Furthermore, the project also intends to produce a national strategy to improve intermodal connectivity and to achieve greener freight transport and logistics, as well as an investment program for trans-shipment technologies at major ports, container terminals, and railway improvements.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others:

The primary partner for this project has been the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI), who shared its national sustainable transport strategy and cutting-edge research experience in green freight and railway transport and logistics.