Dry ports are considered holistically as an integral part of international intermodal transport corridors.

 

Dry ports are key to transport efficiency, representing points of convergence where multiple interactions between transport modes, operators and service providers can be synchronized. These facilities offer benefits to a broad spectrum of stakeholders, such as port operators and local or national authorities, who can use them to implement a range of economic, social and environmental policies. Thus, the development and operation of dry ports, especially dry ports of international importance, can be more efficiently addressed if they are considered holistically as an integral part of international intermodal transport corridors

At its 3rd meeting, held in November 2019, the Working Group on DryPorts emphasized the need to include dry port development in the broader context of international intermodal transport and economic corridors and scale up the catalytic role of dry ports in the shift to sustainable freight operations and in expanding the scope of the economic and social benefits of transport connectivity. It requested the secretariat to further consider the interconnecteddevelopment of intermodal transport corridors, including transport corridors connecting Asia and Europe, and dry ports located along such corridors.