TRAINFORTRADE’s Port Management Week in Las Palmas has gathered 90 port professionals to discuss and share knowledge. The week started on Tuesday with a brainstorming workshop on digital port management. After the opening ceremony on the afternoon participants had a change to visit the Port of Las Palmas, which is the second biggest port in…
More than 80 port professionals from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean will gather in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, from 10-13 May 2022 to discuss about port management and UN Sustainable Development Goals. UNCTAD TRAINFORTRADE Port Management Week serves as a global coordination meeting of the three language-based networks (English, French,…
TRAINFORTRADE improved the skills and knowledge on trade statistics of more than 1,100 participants from 163 countries. The moderated six-week online course on International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) was organised in English and French from 28 February to 22 April. The biggest participant groups came from China, India, Indonesia, Cameroon and Gabon. They were mainly…
TRAINFORTRADE’s special course Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) has reached already more than 2800 participants from 138 countries and areas. The satisfaction rate of the third course session in March 2022 hit a record of 96.7%! The third session was organised in English, French and Spanish with dedicated digital material, platforms and support from…
Ports from Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recommitted on 7 April their support to UNCTAD’s programme helping ports in developing countries boost productivity and efficiency. The Dublin Port Company, the Port of Cork Company and Belfast Harbour signed a new 4-year agreement with the UN body, renewing their partnership…
El Taller sobre los retos de los puertos del Siglo XXI del Programa de Gestión Portuaria/TRAINFORTRADE de la UNCTAD conjuntamente organizado con la Administración General de Puertos y el apoyo de las Autoridades Portuarias de Valencia y Gijón, y se llevó a cabo del 9 al 11 de marzo de 2022 en la Ciudad de…
Establishing a reliable system of digital identity is critical, to enable every person to fully participate in society and the economy. As such, it is the key to unlocking a more inclusive digital economy. Digital identification can provide a cost-effective means for developing countries to provide citizens with access to rights and services such as…
The strategies used by ports to remain operational throughout the COVID-19 pandemic provide useful lessons for policymakers and port communities. UNCTAD’s new Policy Brief document (UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 93) presents policy recommendations based on port communities’ practical experience and the strategies they employed to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and support their staff and…
Dans le cadre des activités du réseau francophone du programme de gestion portuaire TrainForTrade, les stagiaires de la 4e promotion de la communauté portuaire d’Abidjan ont suivi avec succès l’intégralité des huit modules du cours sur la gestion moderne des ports des mois de juillet 2019 à janvier 2022. Avec l’encadrement d’un expert portuaire local…
TrianForTrade has the pleasure to invite your office to nominate statisticians who are responsible for the compilation and analysis of International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) in your country to participate in a forthcoming annual e-learning course. This e‑learning course will be conducted from 28 February to 10 April 2022, and a follow-up webinar will take…