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Germany goes paperless with e-CMR

Germany has confirmed its commitment to fully paperless goods transport by acceding to the e-CMR protocol.  

IRU addresses Turkmenistan conference on peace and sustainability

IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto has addressed a major international conference on peace, international security and development organised by the Government of Turkmenistan.

Maersk Oman runs first TIR shipment in Sultanate

Newly admitted TIR operator, Maersk Oman, has successfully completed its first transport under the TIR system.

IRU urges Asian transport ministers to act on global supply chain crisis

IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto has today warned government ministers at a UN conference that dramatic increases in road transport demand, unnecessary and misguided COVID restrictions, driver shortages and significant fuel price increases continue to cause havoc in global supply chains.

IRU welcomes EU green mobility proposals, but warns on mode inequality and lack of TEN-T ambition

IRU, the voice of almost one million European passenger and goods road transport operators, has welcomed the Package for Efficient and Green Mobility, announced by the European Commission this week.

ECO group meets on Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul corridor success

An Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) High Level Expert Group on the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) transport corridor met yesterday virtually.

IRU RoadMasters Forum puts focus on human investment in supply chains

Managing safety and professionalism in times of driver shortages was high on the agenda at the third IRU RoadMasters Forum, held virtually this month. The event attracted more than 450 people from along the entire transport value chain, from shippers and logistics providers through to transport operators and international organisations.

WHO and ILO form Action Group with global transport bodies to protect workers’ rights and ease supply chain congestion

World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus and ILO Director-General Guy Ryder have confirmed their organisations will form an Action Group “as a matter of urgency” with major transport bodies to ensure freedom of movement for international transport workers.

Fit for 55: an opportunity for the road transport industry

Last week the IRU EU Conference brought together EU decision makers, mobility and logistics leaders, and representatives from industry and non-governmental organisations to discuss key questions on the European Commission’s Fit for 55 package. 

Major transport organisations warn governments’ knee-jerk reaction to Omicron variant puts supply chains at greater risk

World leaders’ knee-jerk reactions to the Omicron variant are putting transport workers and the global supply chain at greater risk of collapse, warn international transport organisations and unions representing road, air and sea transport.

Brenner transit: European transport and logistics industry calls on EU Commission President to take action against Austria

Austria's policy to limit goods transport by road in the Tyrol region is increasingly hindering the ability to provide services and move goods through one of the most important transit corridors in the EU, with about 7,000 truck movements per day.

IRU announces best Eurasian operator award winners

IRU has announced the 2021 winners of its Best Eurasian Road Transport Operator awards. Recognising excellence and best practice across a range of areas, including economic performance, corporate social responsibility and the environment, the awards have gone to four road transport operators in Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine.  

IRU and UNECE sign new eTIR MoU on paperless and contactless transit

IRU, the world road transport organisation, and UNECE, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to achieve completely paperless cross-border transit by accelerating implementation of the international eTIR system. 

Digitalisation push in ECO countries with eCMR workshop

Governments and businesses in Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) countries have come together in a workshop to discuss progress on eCMR, the digital protocol to the CMR Convention, the UN’s convention for international carriage of goods by road. 

Despite COP26 progress, action pathways to decarbonise road transport remain unclear

IRU has broadly welcomed the agreement reached at COP26 in Glasgow to reinforce global climate action and to look to speed up decarbonisation plans in the short term, but uncertainty remains on actual delivery pathways.

IRU members back crisis call on global supply chain disruptions

Member associations of IRU, the world road transport organisation, have voted for an emergency call to governments on dealing with current global supply chain disruptions.

IRU elects new leadership, backs next steps for green roadmap

IRU’s General Assembly has unanimously re-elected Radu Dinescu as President for the coming three years, from 2022 to 2024, along with a new Presidential Executive, IRU’s governing board. 

European Road Freight Rate Benchmark Q3 2021: European road freight rates at record highs

The European Road Freight Rate Benchmark for Q3 shows that prices have hit historic highs across Europe, driven by a mix of robust economic growth, global supply chain bottlenecks, rising costs and scarce capacity. Ti and Upply are joined by IRU for the Q3 Benchmark for the first time.