APEC
TPT-WG 27, Hanoi, Vietnam
May 22nd - 26th, 2006
Project Proposal
Web-based Atlas of Trade and Transportation
Corridors (WATTS): An information system for
transportation infrastructures, trade flows, and
impediments related to Bogor’s Goals
INTERMODAL STEERING COMMITTEE
(Including Intelligent Transport Systems/Intermodal Experts Sub-Group)
Project Background
This project contributes to, and facilitates, an efficient,
integrated intermodal transportation system as well as
promotes and facilitates the structured exchange of
information in transportation and related trading activities in
the Asia Pacific Region.
 The project follows the framework laid out in the earlier
“Congestion Points Study” and examines container flows in
the 21 member APEC economies by looking at their gateways,
hub ports and terminals (for containers), intermodal facilities,
and networked distribution centers. It also looks at the
security and customs practices in effect that pertain to the
movement of containers.
 All information pertaining to the APEC Region will be able to
be exchanged in a structured way via a Web-based Atlas of
Trade and Transportation Corridors (WATTS).
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May 22-26, 2006
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Project Background (Cont.)
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This project meets the objectives and future work
goals of the Intermodal ITS SC as well as the
Leaders, Ministers, and Transport Ministers Priorities
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Sponsor Economy: U.S.A
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Co-Sponsors: Australia, & Other GU8 Economies
Total Project Valuation ($US):$410,000 (Phases I&II)
+ self-funding (Phase III)
APEC Funds Requested (US$): $189,000 (Phase I) in
2007
and subject to successful outcomes of Phase I
$221,000 (Phase II) in 2008 (TPT-WG29)
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May 22-26, 2006
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Global U8 Consortium
Haifa University - Israel
 Inha University - South Korea
 Le Havre University – France
 Rhode Island University – USA
 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology – Australia
 University of Washington – USA
 Xiamen University – China
 Meiji University – Japan
More universities being contacted to join
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May 22-26, 2006
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Collaboration in three areas:
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Building administrative capacity
Education
Joint education - student exchange, credit transfers
and eventually joint degree programs
Research
More opportunities for cooperation in research
May 22-26, 2006
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Workshop on Ports:
Covered Multimodal Transportation, Logistics, Security
and Environmental Dimensions Working group on
multimodal/links
– Considered various research topic areas and
possible dimensions:
Economic, environment, social, political, security
management
– Greatest Need: Information on corridor-based
trade flows and bottlenecks or congestion
May 22-26, 2006
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Vision Statement
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The GU8 Research Committee determined that there
is a need for information, and an outline of
relationships, on transportation, trade corridors,
mechanisms, infrastructure, constraints, informational
resources, etc. that can be made widely available and
in useable ways.
A dynamic "Global Atlas" is needed to identify trade
and transportation flows and constraints throughout
the world trading system.
Decision to revisit APEC “Congestion” study
May 22-26, 2006
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Previous Congestion Points Study
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Two phases: User focus (1995) & Port focus (1996)
Projections of growth, infrastructure, and innovation
Identified problems and ways to address
Best Practices manuals – intermodalism, port
infrastructure, optimizing capacity via innovation,
institutional issues, regulatory initiatives, improving
landside access, congestion measures, etc.
Sea and air transport volumes
May 22-26, 2006
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Congestion Points Study (Cont.)
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The Study was a key effort to improve cargo and passenger movement in
the APEC Region following the the Bogor Declaration.
It identified specific bottlenecks occurring at seaports, airports, and land
access points, and categorized the nature of those barriers as being due to
infrastructure deficiencies, regulatory issues, environmental conditions, or
institutional constraints.
It was effective in reducing trade barriers within the Region. For example,
in several USA port locations that serve major trade corridors, the original
study explicitly described the landside bottlenecks that were an
impediment to trade. Local regional authorities, ports, and carriers
became very concerned about these constraints.
As a result, major improvements were made to infrastructure and
operations in these landside connectors. In Seattle and Tacoma, a freight
corridor was created and numerous grade separations between road and
rail were built to improve freight mobility.
May 22-26, 2006
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Fast Corridor Example
The FAST Corridor
public-private
partnership was
established to move
needed goods and
support port
operations on the
highways and rail
lines that sustain the
maritime international
trade orridor through
the Puget Sound
region.
May 22-26, 2006
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FAST Seattle - Everett
May 22-26, 2006
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FAST Tacoma
May 22-26, 2006
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Local Planning & Bogor??
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Many planning organizations and decision makers in
various APEC Economies are not aware of Bogor's Goals
of free and open trade by 2010 and 2020.
A new Congestion Points Study is needed in order to
facilitate stocktaking of impediments to Bogor’s Goals as
well as help planners in APEC Economies become more
aware of the need to improve freight mobility
throughout the entire region.
The WATTS website will provide structured information
to the APEC Community on what is required to reduce
trade impediments within the Region.
May 22-26, 2006
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Goal and Objectives
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An electronic or web-based atlas should contain
maps, pictures and information as well as
diagrams showing relationships and links to
information at various levels.
It should show transportation corridors, describe
infrastructure, constraints, and be continuously
updated.
It should have involvement by many and have
both research and educational components.
Both public and private sector players should also
be actively engaged as advisors and users during
development
May 22-26, 2006
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Summary of current situation
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TPT-WG 25 & 26 encouraged GU8 to submit formal
proposal at TPT-WG 27 meeting
GU8 Scoped out the scale of the project
It Identified possible participants
And Drafted proposal for APEC (Phase I&II)
May 22-26, 2006
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Possible Collaborators
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The Telecommunications and Information Working
Group
PIERS (the Port Import Export Reporting Service)
a pioneer in electronic information services.
Global Facilitation Partnerships (GFP) and Steering
Committee Members: ICC, WCO, UNCTAD,
UNECFE, UNIDO, World Bank
International Trade Research Board (ITRB)
Princeton University’s Growing Knowledge Globally
(GKG) Project
APEC Virtual Center for Research, Education, and
Development
Other Academic Institutions in addition to the GU8
May 22-26, 2006
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Global Facilitation Partnerships
The GFP aims to pull together all interested parties,
public and private, who want to help achieve significant
improvements in transport and trade facilitation.
 Partners will design and undertake specific programs
towards meeting this objective, making use of their
respective comparative advantage in the subject matter
in a coordinated fashion.
 Areas of collaboration are expected to include the
following:
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– sharing agendas of common interest;
– pooling resources and expertise, where appropriate, to
carry out research work or design and implement pilot
projects; and
– sharing knowledge and ideas.
May 22-26, 2006
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International Trade Research Board (ITRB)
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ITRB’s mission is to improve global understanding of
international trade by:
– Collecting and reviewing international trade data reported by
governmental and other sources
– Developing and disseminating estimates and analyses of
international trade based on reviews of reported data
– Collecting and organizing research on international trade and its
determinants
– Providing open and equitable access to international trade data and
research
– Promoting effective use of international trade information
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ITRB members will include academic and research institutions
from around the world, international organizations and
statistical agencies, and professional and industry associations
concerned with international trade.
Initial ITRB program activity is a joint venture with Statistics
Canada and the United Nations to develop a new resource that
will complement Statistics Canada’s World Trade Analyzer and
UN Comtrade.
May 22-26, 2006
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Princeton University
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Princeton Institute of International and
Regional Studies (PIIRS).
– Growing Knowledge about Globalization (GKG)
aims to improve the data and tools available for
the study of international transactions. GKG is
structured to compare and amass data on
many kinds of international transactions –
movements of goods, people and money,
cultural exchanges and the spread of
institutions.
– Host for ITRB
May 22-26, 2006
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Recommendations
Three Phase Project Proposal
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Phase I: Design and setup framework
Phase II: Follow-on Development
Phase III: Continued Population
Proposal
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APEC to provide seed money for regional study of
“congestion points” phases I & II.
Others are encouraged to participate
Next steps would be to:
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May 22-26, 2006
Develop Collaborators relationships and other
sources of support
Identify who will be the lead and where the activity
will be located
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Phase I – Design and Set Up Framework
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Gather information and studies
Develop web-based design to present useful information
at proper levels for particular user groups
Build basic website and framework linking it with the
Virtual Center for Research, Education, and
Development as well as the Port Data Base
Market the project to set up continued support and
updates to information.
Set up local advisory group of stakeholders and
framework for interaction to ensure broad and useful
results.
Set up Interaction mechanisms to share advice and
directions between researchers.
May 22-26, 2006
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Phase II – Follow-on Development
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The second Phase deals with follow-on development
work.
Design of the web-based approach needs to be
formulated at several levels for presentation of
information that facilitate use by diverse groups such as
transportation logistics researchers, shipping experts,
transportation companies, educators (university,
college, high school, primary school, levels, etc.), and
others who do outreach.
The database will begin to be populated, and as data
from different sources are incorporated, methods of
increasing the level of standardization of data elements
and definitions will be developed. This will enable
better comparisons across data sets.
May 22-26, 2006
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Phase III – Continued Population
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The third Phase (by others) will be the continued
population and maintenance of the websites.
Data would continue to be gathered and linked to the
framework of websites.
Development of new approaches and best practices to
engaging potentially interested users of the
information and to facilitate further development of
usable materials by all.
May 22-26, 2006
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Timelines Phase I
TIMELINE
Phase I
COMPONENT
COMPLETION DATES
OUTPUT
March 2006, etc
Project final version etc
1. Endorsement
May 2006
Endorsement by TPT-WG 27 in Hanoi
2. Budget review
August 2006
Approval by BMC
3. Development of the
Pilot Web-based Atlas of
Trade and Transportation
Corridors .
January 2007- December
2007
A web-based framework linked to APEC TPTWG’S Virtual Center for Research, Education, and
Development and the Port Data Base.
4 Advisors
Jan 2007-March 2007
Create an advisory group of stakeholders.
5. Agreements
April2007-June 2007
Agreements with institutions for collaboration in
populating the site with appropriate materials and
links
December 2007
6.Interim Report
May 22-26, 2006
Detailed description of work to date and plans for
Phase II.
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Timelines Phase II
Phase II
May 22-26, 2006
1. RFP
November 2007
Appointment of Consultants
2. Follow-on
Development Work
Gather data
January 2008-June
2008
Finalize and formulate the web-based
WATTS at several levels for presentation
of information that facilitates use by public
and private transportation professionals,
educators and others.
3. Gather data &
linkages
July 2008-November
2008
Populate WATTS with data and maps
from different sources standardizing data
elements and definitions
4. Evaluate Webbased Atlas of Trade
and Transportation
Corridors
November 2008December 2008
Evaluation Report on Pilot Project:
Finalization of work results including an
executive summary and conclusion and
presentation to, APEC of assessment
criteria.
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Timelines Phase III
Phase III
May 22-26, 2006
1. Continued
Population of WATTS
Web Site
January 2009continuing
The third objective will be the continued
population of the websites.
2. Expand WATTS
Globally
January 2009continuing
Data would continue to be gathered and
linked to the framework of websites.
3. Development &
Analysis of WATTS
January 2009continuing
Development of new approaches and
best practices to engaging potentially
interested users of the information and to
facilitate further development of usable
materials.
4. Periodic reports to
TPT
As needed
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Summary
May 22-26, 2006
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