UNECE: UNECE Accelerates UN/LOCODE issuance to support coordinated UN response and strengthen supply chain resilience in the Gulf Region
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
UNECE’s United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations, UN/LOCODE for short, is a cornerstone of the global trade and transport infrastructure, providing a unique and unambiguous geographic coding scheme that identifies over 114, 000 locations in 249 countries and territories.
With the swift issuance of 3 new UN/LOCODE entries and update of 10 existing entries across the United Arab Emirates announced today, UNECE strengthens the resilience of supply chains in the Gulf region with a view to facilitate the flow of consumer goods and other types of cargo, such as construction materials, industrial goods and critical commodities such as grain, fertilizers, etc.
UNECE Executive Secretary Tatiana Molcean commented: “The accelerated issuance of new UN/LOCODE for United Arab Emirates logistic hubs demonstrates how UNECE’s global standards directly contribute to the UN system’s crisis-response efforts under the UN Strait of Hormuz Task Force. UN/LOCODE and the TIR Convention are global public goods fostering the stability of global commerce and international supply chains. They are supporting Member States’ resilience, helping them ensure that essential transport and logistics operations can continue despite the geopolitical tensions and disruptions affecting the Strait of Hormuz and the wider region.”
The new and updated UN/LOCODE entries include key inland logistics hubs such as Al Fayah, Al Sajaa, Al Ain, and strategic Abu Dhabi logistics corridors, related to rail terminals, dry ports, inland logistics hubs, and industrial storage and consolidation facilities.
They will contribute to broader on-going UN-wide efforts, in particular under the provisions of the UN TIR Convention, to strengthen inland logistics and multimodal transport corridors linking industrial and storage hubs across Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Dubai to export gateways — including routing toward the Ports of Fujairah or Djeddah, which serve as vital alternative to traditional maritime pathways through the Strait of Hormuz.
Note to editors
About UN/LOCODE
The United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE), a five-character code system to identify all named geographic places which serve, in any way, as a place related to international trade in the world, is a product of joint trade facilitation efforts undertaken within the United Nations system since 1972.
It was first issued in 1981, with some 8,000 locations around the world. It now counts over 114,000 locations in 249 countries and territories, including 290 entries for countries of the Gulf.
It is used by most major shipping companies, by freight forwarders, IATA and in the manufacturing industry around the world. UN/LOCODE also serves as the foundation for a range of derivative and “child” coding systems developed by governments, ports, logistics operators and industry stakeholders for more granular operational and administrative purposes. In addition, it is widely applied by national authorities and across trade-related activities, including customs, transport, and statistical systems. For example, it is used by the European Union for statistical purposes and by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) for certain postal services, and within the maritime sector, including by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to support maritime safety, port operations, and transport-related data exchange and facilitation processes.
The release of these 13 entries is based on UN-administered verification, focused on updating operational functions, improving geospatial accuracy and data quality, and aligning requests with existing standardized codes.
A new, open-source digital interface allows UNECE to issue new UN/LOCODES on a demand-driven basis, responding in real-time to Member States’ and stakeholders’ requests.
About UN/CEFACT
UN/LOCODE was developed under the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), a subsidiary body of UNECE.
UN/CEFACT develops trade facilitation recommendations and electronic business standards. With 49 policy recommendations and more than 950 standards, UN/CEFACT plays a pivotal role in simplifying international trade processes and advancing sustainable development.
Read the full story (with images and links): https://unece.org/media/trade/uncefact/news/392603
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UNECE’s United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations, UN/LOCODE for short, is a cornerstone of the global trade and transport infrastructure, providing a unique and unambiguous geographic coding scheme that identifies over 114, 000 locations in 249 countries and territories.
With the swift issuance of 3 new UN/LOCODE entries and update of 10 existing entries across the United Arab Emirates announced today, UNECE strengthens the resilience of supply chains in the Gulf region with a view to facilitate the flow of consumer goods and other types of cargo, such as construction materials, industrial goods and critical commodities such as grain, fertilizers, etc.
UNECE Executive Secretary Tatiana Molcean commented: “The accelerated issuance of new UN/LOCODE for United Arab Emirates logistic hubs demonstrates how UNECE’s global standards directly contribute to the UN system’s crisis-response efforts under the UN Strait of Hormuz Task Force. UN/LOCODE and the TIR Convention are global public goods fostering the stability of global commerce and international supply chains. They are supporting Member States’ resilience, helping them ensure that essential transport and logistics operations can continue despite the geopolitical tensions and disruptions affecting the Strait of Hormuz and the wider region.”
The new and updated UN/LOCODE entries include key inland logistics hubs such as Al Fayah, Al Sajaa, Al Ain, and strategic Abu Dhabi logistics corridors, related to rail terminals, dry ports, inland logistics hubs, and industrial storage and consolidation facilities.
They will contribute to broader on-going UN-wide efforts, in particular under the provisions of the UN TIR Convention, to strengthen inland logistics and multimodal transport corridors linking industrial and storage hubs across Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Dubai to export gateways — including routing toward the Ports of Fujairah or Djeddah, which serve as vital alternative to traditional maritime pathways through the Strait of Hormuz.
Note to editors
About UN/LOCODE
The United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE), a five-character code system to identify all named geographic places which serve, in any way, as a place related to international trade in the world, is a product of joint trade facilitation efforts undertaken within the United Nations system since 1972.
It was first issued in 1981, with some 8,000 locations around the world. It now counts over 114,000 locations in 249 countries and territories, including 290 entries for countries of the Gulf.
It is used by most major shipping companies, by freight forwarders, IATA and in the manufacturing industry around the world. UN/LOCODE also serves as the foundation for a range of derivative and “child” coding systems developed by governments, ports, logistics operators and industry stakeholders for more granular operational and administrative purposes. In addition, it is widely applied by national authorities and across trade-related activities, including customs, transport, and statistical systems. For example, it is used by the European Union for statistical purposes and by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) for certain postal services, and within the maritime sector, including by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to support maritime safety, port operations, and transport-related data exchange and facilitation processes.
The release of these 13 entries is based on UN-administered verification, focused on updating operational functions, improving geospatial accuracy and data quality, and aligning requests with existing standardized codes.
A new, open-source digital interface allows UNECE to issue new UN/LOCODES on a demand-driven basis, responding in real-time to Member States’ and stakeholders’ requests.
About UN/CEFACT
UN/LOCODE was developed under the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), a subsidiary body of UNECE.
UN/CEFACT develops trade facilitation recommendations and electronic business standards. With 49 policy recommendations and more than 950 standards, UN/CEFACT plays a pivotal role in simplifying international trade processes and advancing sustainable development.
Read the full story (with images and links): https://unece.org/media/trade/uncefact/news/392603