International Maritime Organization. 15/04/2014 IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu chaired the judging panel for the Seatrade Awards 2014 (14 April).
The ceremony included an award in support of IMO's theme for World Maritime Day 2014 ‘IMO Conventions: Effective Implementation’, won by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). IACS Chairman Mr R. IMODOCS. Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) Maritime Knowledge Centre. Eurostat transport statistics. Transport plays a prominent economic role because it conveys: Goods and services to customers Passengers to work or school (but also to shops or leisure activities) Collection and Presentation of the Data The data feature several different aspects: Three different measurement types: Transport of goods – tonnes transported and tonne-kilometres (TKM) – the most complete and accurate dataset Transport of people – number of transported passengers and passenger-kilometres (PKM) Traffic – Stock of vehicles and vehicle-kilometres (VKM) Six different transport modes: Road Rail Pipeline Inland waterway Sea Air Most of the data collections are based on legislation applied by EU Member States, European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries and some candidate countries.
Recent Developments The main cornerstone for future EU transport policy is the 2011 EU White Paper entitled : 'Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system'. OECDtrends in the transport sector. International Transport Forum Statistics.