Towards better logistics The rise in demands for improved logistics, ASEAN member states cooperate to facilitate the movement of goods and supplies across the region. Central to this are ASEAN’s transport-related projects and trade facilitation measures such as the ASEAN Single Window. The ASEAN Single Window connects and integrates National Single Windows of the region’s member states with the objective of accelerating cargo clearances and improving transparency in doing business. It is now piloting the exchange of intra-ASEAN certificate of origin and ASEAN Customs Declaration Document among 7 countries in the region. Owing to the transport-intensive nature of logistics, the ASEAN prioritizes projects connecting the region. The ASEAN Highway Network (AHN) will connect capitals, sea ports, airports and other areas with high potential for investment and tourism. It consists of 23 designated routes totaling about 38,4000 kilometers. The Singapore-Kunming Rail Link, on the other hand, will pass through Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand-Cambodia-Viet Nam-China (Kunming) through railway stations and related infrastructure. Various transport facilitation agreements have also been signed, namely: (1) ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit, (2) ASEAN Framework Agreement on Multimodal Transport, and (3) ASEAN Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Inter-State Transport. There is also commitment to fully liberalize air freight services. By:investasean.asean.org
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 06:30:32 +0000
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