IRU announces advocacy leadership changes

IRU announces the appointment of Ms Raluca Marian, currently Senior Advisor on Passenger Transport in its Brussels office, to the position of General Delegate of the IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU. Mr Matthias Maedge, the current EU General Delegate, will take up the position of Advocacy Director, leading IRU’s advocacy work worldwide from the Geneva headquarters.

Road safety innovation leads to business growth

Ahead of its Logistics & Innovation Forum, IRU has conducted new research, which reveals that 86% of European transport and mobility operators see investment in road safety innovation as a clear opportunity for business growth. 

The Iraqi Automobile and Touring Association (IATA) joins IRU

Operating in the fields of road safety and driver training, IATA becomes the first IRU member in Iraq. 

Women in Transport – towards a gender-balanced workforce in our sector

The transport industry is undergoing rapid changes, driven by technology and the ever-increasing need for sustainable solutions. So are the job qualifications and skills needed. How do we make sure supply and demand meet. Fostering a more inclusive and gender-balanced workforce is one of the solutions.

The European Green Deal: what it means for road transport

The European Commission has published its Communication on the European Green Deal, setting out its future policy package to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. 

UN adopts resolution to connect landlocked countries with global markets

At the invitation of the President of the UN General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto took part in a high-level panel on regional integration and infrastructure connectivity in New York last week.

IRU takes over chairmanship of the EU road transport Sectoral Social Dialogue (SSD) Committee

Building on its role as the officially recognised representative of road transport employers’ at the European Union level, IRU assumed today the chairmanship of EU’s road transport SSD Committee and nominated Ms Florence Berthelot, General Delegate of the French National Federation of Road Transport (FNTR), as chair.

Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) members approve an action plan to speed up trade

Meeting in Tehran last week, members of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) reviewed studies on two new corridors - Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran (KTAI) and Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) and approved an action plan to improve their soft and hard infrastructure

IRU welcomes the appointment of Adina-Ioana Vălean, the new European Transport Commissioner

Tasked with improving the functionality of the European transport sector, Adina Vălean will also play a central role in the European Green Deal and digital strategy.

UNECE signs IRU’s mandate to administer TIR

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)’s Executive Secretary Olga Algayerova and IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto signed the new UNECE-IRU agreement for the period of 2020–2023 today in Geneva.

IRU members elect Radu Dinescu as IRU President

IRU’s General Assembly today unanimously elected Radu Dinescu to serve as the new IRU President. 

IRU set to gather industry leaders at the Logistics and Innovation Forum in London

Leading figures from Amazon, Girteka and Bunasta will share their insights on this year’s theme – safety – and the innovation opportunities that lie ahead.

IRU adopts position on Mobility as a Service

IRU has published its position on Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) calling for improved awareness of the benefits and risks of MaaS as well as a balanced approach as the industry pushes to embrace MaaS. 

Funding available to improve safe and secure parking areas across Europe

IRU welcomes the recently published call for proposals released by the European Commission, committing €60 million to improve the safe and secure parking areas (SSTPAs) network across Europe.  The priorities for the investment will include development of new SSTPAs approximately every 100km along the TEN-T core road network and upgrades to the safety, security and services of existing rest areas.

The Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) is admitted to IRU associate membership

ECG represents approximately 130 member companies and partners, from SMEs to multinational companies. 

IRU calls for e-corridors

IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto called on governments attending the 3rd Tbilisi Silk Road Forum, on 22-23 October 2019, to allow the road transport industry to more effectively connect societies and economies by implementing eCMR and eTIR along the Batumi and other trade corridors linking Europe to China. 

German government backs IRU World Congress in Berlin

IRU seals German Transport Ministry backing for major global mobility and logistics event in 2020

Saudi Arabia to implement TIR, boosting trade links with Gulf neighbours

Saudi Arabia has announced that it is in the final stages of operationalising the TIR system, strengthening the strategic position of the Kingdom as a regional trade and transit logistics hub.