Infrastructure construction and investment
The government has increased investment: continuously investing in the construction, upgrading and maintenance of freight infrastructure such as ports, railways, highways and airports, for instance, promoting inland railway construction projects to enhance freight capacity and efficiency.
Emphasize planning and coordination: When planning infrastructure, enhance coordination among different regions and modes of transportation, build multimodal transport hubs, and promote seamless connections.
Supply chain efficiency improvement
Optimize processes and technological applications: Encourage enterprises to adopt technologies such as big data, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence to optimize supply chain processes including transportation routes, inventory management, and cargo tracking, thereby enhancing efficiency and reliability.
Strengthen cooperation and information sharing: Promote cooperation among all participants in the supply chain, establish a data sharing mechanism, such as building a national freight data center, to provide support for decision-making and facilitate collaborative operations.
Planning coordination and supervision
Establish a unified planning framework: Infrastructure and transport ministers at the federal, state and territory levels recognize the national freight and supply chain strategy and action plan, setting a unified action agenda for the national freight model.
Regular review and adjustment: Major reviews of strategies and action plans are conducted every five years, and strategies are adjusted based on actual conditions and new challenges. For instance, in 2023, the first five-year review of the strategy formulated in 2019 was carried out ahead of schedule.
Improve the regulatory system: Conduct comprehensive supervision from multiple aspects such as productivity, safety, security and sustainability, create a fair competitive environment, safeguard the rights and interests of all parties and encourage innovative development.
Green and sustainable development
Set decarbonization goals and paths: Drawing on international experience, set medium-term goals and paths for the decarbonization of freight transportation to promote the industry to reduce carbon emissions.
Incentivizing low-emission transportation: In short-distance freight transportation, the government boosts the demand for zero-emission trucks and expands their market share by taking the lead in using zero-emission vehicles in public projects and providing tax credits and other incentive measures. Support freight bicycles to complete "last-mile delivery". In long-distance freight transportation, it is necessary to analyze cost-effectiveness to determine the best decarbonization mix, enhance railway connectivity, build multimodal transport projects, and assess the potential for biofuel substitution, etc.
Data Management and Application
Establishing a data hub: The federal government is committed to establishing a national freight data hub, which is responsible for data collection, protection, dissemination and hosting, providing data support for freight planning and operational decisions.
Promote data standardization: Seek opinions on standardizing freight data to enhance data quality and availability, and facilitate data sharing and collaboration among different entities.
Industry Development and Talent Cultivation
Encourage innovation: Encourage enterprises and research institutions to carry out technological and business model innovations in the freight sector to better meet freight demands.
Talent cultivation: Focus on cultivating professional talents needed by the freight industry, including logistics management, transportation technology, supply chain planning, etc., to enhance the quality and skill level of practitioners.
Performance monitoring and Evaluation
Establish a performance framework: Establish a freight performance framework. Every year, the government reports to the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on the implementation progress of strategies and action plans, including performance results and industry feedback, so as to discuss issues and adjust strategies in a timely manner.
Set key performance indicators: Propose data-driven key performance indicators for high-impact countries to monitor the implementation of the strategy over the next five years.