Statistical Terms Glossary

The transport of goods and/or passengers using an inland waterway vessel between two places (a place of loading/embarkation and a place of unloading/disembarkation) within a national territory irrespective of the country in which the vessel is registered. It may involve transit through a second country, although for this country this transport must be reported as transit.

Inland waterway transport vessel which is registered at a given date in the reporting country.

IWT vessel which is registered at a given date in the reporting country.

Oil pipeline transport between two places (a pumping-in place and a pumping-out place) located in the same country or in that part of the seabed allocated to it. It may involve transit through a second country.

Rail transport between two places (a place of loading and a place of unloading) located in the same country irrespective of the country in which the railway vehicles were registered. It may involve transit through a second country.

Road transport between two places (a place of loading/embarkment and a place of unloading/disembarkment) located in the same country irrespective of the country in which the vehicle is registered. It may involve transit through a second country.

A road vehicle registered in the reporting country and bearing registration plates of that country, or having been separately registered (trams, trolleybuses, etc.).

Sea traffic between two ports of a national territory or one port sea traffic, irrespective of the country in which the vessel is registered.

Sea transport between two ports of a national territory or one port sea transport within national territory.
Note: National sea transport can be performed by a merchant ship registered in the declaring country or in another country.

Country and/or territory authorizing the registry of a seagoing vessel.

It is a place located at the edge of oceans, seas, rivers and lakes, to which ships intend for loading and unloading of cargo or for the transport of passengers, and with depths and submersibles suitable for berthing and takeoff. For example Um Qasr, Khor AL-Zubeir, AL-Maakel, Abou Floos, and AL-Fao.

A port of gmmoditeis received on land by trucks and trains storage in warehouse.

Waterway built primarily for navigation.

A stretch of water, not part of the sea, which by natural or built features is suitable for navigation, primarily by inland waterway vessels of a carrying capacity of not less than 50 tonnes. This term covers navigable rivers, lakes, canals and estuaries.

All navigable inland waterways open for public navigation in a given area.

Waterways over which an amount of transport is performed each year; this amount, expressed as tonne-kilometres per kilometre of waterway, is determined by the authority concerned in the light of conditions prevailing on that country’s waterway network.

Natural expanse of water open for navigation.

Natural waterway open for navigation, irrespective of whether it has been improved for that purpose.

Unwanted or excessive sound:
-        Environmental noise: unwanted or harmful outdoor sound created by human activities, including noise emitted by means of transport, road traffic, rail traffic, air traffic, and from sites of industrial activity;
-        Transport noise: unwanted or excessive sound produced by transport systems.

A series of lines superimposed on a map representing equal levels of noise exposure. They show areas in which noise levels exceed a given decibel (dB) threshold.
-        Noise contours in airports.
As a result of flight traffic, noise impact is either observed or calculated for every point around the airport. Due to a difference in distance from the noise source, these values may vary sharply from one point to another. Noise contours are isolines or lines of equal noise impact, using LEQ (equivalent continuous sound level) or equivalent measures. These lines connect points where equal noise impact is observed or calculated.

A stop other than a revenue stop.

Transport other than unitised transport.

Any injury accident other than a fatal accident.

An injury, other than a fatal injury, which is sustained by a person in an accident.

Passengers other than revenue passengers.

A commercial air service other than scheduled air service.

A single flight by an aircraft between two airports with no intermediate stops.

Number of seats/berths, including the driver’s, available in the vehicle when it is performing the service for which it is primarily intended.

Hired passenger road vehicle activities not covered by scheduled transport.

All parts of a pipeline facility through which oil or petroleum products move including, but not limited to, line pipe, valves, and other appurtenances connected to line pipe, pumping units, fabricated assemblies associated with pumping units, metering and delivery stations and fabricated assemblies therein, and breakout tanks.