FINAL REPORT PROJE CT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMABAD - TEHRAN - ISTANBUL (ITI) ROAD CORR IDOR 2020 ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 8 CHAPTER 1. THE PROCEDURES OF DATA COLLECTION, REVIEW AND ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................ 11 CHAPTER 2. TRADING ACTIVITY OF ITI CORRIDOR .................................................. 14 SOME FACTORS AFFECTING OF TRADING ACTIVITY IN THE REGION OF THE ITI CORRIDOR ......... 14 EXPORT-IMPORT BETWEEN ITI CORRIDOR COUNTRIES ......................................................... 15 ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSIT POTENTIAL OF THE ITI CORRIDOR .......................................... 17 KEY FINDINGS .................................................................................................................. 18 CHAPTER 3. CONCEPT OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS. INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS IN THE REGION ............................................................................................................................ 19 CONCEPT OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS ............................................................................... 19 INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT CORRIDORS IN THE REGION ....................................................................................................................................... 20 SOME FACTORS CONSTRAINING DEVELOPMENT OF ITI CORRIDOR ......................................... 22 CHAPTER 4. TIME-COST-DISTANCE CARGO ROAD TRANSPORTATION ................ 23 INFORMATION SOURCES .................................................................................................... 23 SOME USEFUL CONCLUSIONS OF THE CPMM RESEARCH ..................................................... 23 CHAPTER 5. CARGO TRAFFIC AND EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC INCREASE ............ 25 GENERAL DATA ON VOLUMES OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF GOODS .............................. 25 DATA ON CHECKPOINTS’ WORKLOAD .................................................................................. 25 TRAFFIC INTENSITY OF TRUCKS ALONG THE STUDIED ROUTES ............................................... 27 MAIN CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER 6. EXISTING ROADS AND INVESTMENT NEEDS FOR DEVELOPMENT. ROADSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE. TRANSPORT LOGISTICS FACILITIES.TRUCK FLEET .......................................................................................................................................... 29 ROAD AND ROADSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................. 29 Pakistan ...................................................................................................................... 29 Iran ............................................................................................................................. 33 Turkey ........................................................................................................................ 35 TOLL ROADS .................................................................................................................... 36 LOGISTIC CENTERS, DRY PORTS, COMMON BORDER ZONES, ETC. .......................................... 37 AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR .................................................................................................. 40 BALOCHISTAN .................................................................................................................. 40 GILGIT-BALTISTAN ............................................................................................................ 40 ISLAMABAD CAPITAL TERRITORY ........................................................................................ 40 KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA ................................................................................................... 40 PUNJAB ........................................................................................................................... 40 SINDH .............................................................................................................................. 40 2 ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION TRUCK FLEET ................................................................................................................... 43 MAIN CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................... 44 CHAPTER 7. CHECKPOINTS AND PORTS .................................................................... 46 CHECKPOINTS AND PORT OF IRAN ...................................................................................... 46 CHECKPOINTS OF TURKEY ................................................................................................ 50 CHECKPOINTS AND PORT OF PAKISTAN............................................................................... 52 MAIN CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................... 56 CHAPTER 8. CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTS ....................................... 57 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND CONVENTIONS ............................................................... 57 TIR Convention .......................................................................................................... 59 CMR Convention ........................................................................................................ 61 Carnet de Passage en Douane .................................................................................. 63 Revised Kyoto Convention ......................................................................................... 64 BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS ..................................................................... 64 PERMITS FOR ROAD TRANSPORTATION (PERMISSIONS) ........................................................ 65 VISAS FOR DRIVERS .......................................................................................................... 65 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, DOCUMENTS AND EXPENSES ................................................... 67 MAIN CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................... 67 CHAPTER 9. MOTOR VEHICLE THIRD PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE ..................... 69 DATA OBTAINED................................................................................................................ 69 MAIN CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................... 73 CHAPTER 10. SOME EXPERIENCE OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 75 NEW TYPES OF INSURANCE ............................................................................................... 75 INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF SCO ................................... 76 CHAPTER 11. TTFA COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS ............................................................. 78 CHAPTER 12. MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................... 81 RECOMMENDATIONS ON IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS AND OBSERVATIONS ..................................... 81 RECOMMENDATIONS ON MONITORING AND OPERATIONAL COORDINATION .............................. 88 CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................. 90 DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTION PLAN .................................................................................... 91 CHAPTER 13. NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR 2018-2019 ............................................... 100 ANNEX I. GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF ITI CORRIDOR COUNTRIES ........................................................................................................................................ 104 ANNEX II. DATA ON CARGO TRAFFIC OF ITI ROAD CORRIDOR (RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL CONSULTANTS) ......................................................................................... 107 DATA FROM IRAN ............................................................................................................ 107 DATA FROM PAKISTAN .................................................................................................... 111 DATA FROM TURKEY ....................................................................................................... 113 3 ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION ANNEX III. DATA FOR CHAPTER 4. DATA OF TIME-COST-DISTANCE RESEARCH 114 ANNEX IV. DATA FOR CHAPTER 6. EXISTING ROADS AND INVESTMENT NEEDS FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT. ROADSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE. TRUCK FLEET ....... 116 ANNEX 4.1. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ROADS ........................................................... 116 ANNEX 4.2. PROTOCOLS OF ROADS MONITORING .............................................................. 117 Protocol № 1 of road monitoring Chabahar – Zahedan (Iran) .................................. 118 Protocol №2 of road monitoring Zahedan – Mirjaveh (Iran) ..................................... 121 Protocol № 3 of road monitoring Van – Kapikoy (Turkey) ........................................ 122 Protocol № 4 of road monitoring