Interoperability: IRU outlines road-rail digitalisation synergies
IRU unpacked road-rail digitalisation opportunities to boost the efficiency and transparency of trade at the European Commission’s “Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity” in Brussels.
China’s major manufacturing hub opens new TIR route with Uzbekistan
Shenzhen is accelerating the development of TIR transport corridors connecting China to Central Asia to facilitate growing trade volumes.
TIR growth tops IRU and China talks
With strong momentum driving Chinese TIR developments, IRU’s Secretary General was in China to discuss priorities for 2024 with key road transport and trade authorities.
Mongolian president meets IRU for high-level talks on trade and transport
IRU Secretary General Umberto de Pretto and the President of Mongolia have held high-level talks on measures to further streamline trade and professionalise the country’s road transport industry.
Transport ministers and IRU talk development priorities at major China forum
IRU outlined key road transport opportunities with global transport ministers and industry leaders at China’s Global Sustainable Transport Forum in Beijing.
IRU outlines border problems and solutions at Turkic states forum
With shifting trade routes increasing pressure on corridors crossing Central Asia and the Caucuses, IRU unpacked the challenges and solutions at a recent forum with the private and public sector.
New TIR trade route opens connecting China to Pakistan and Afghanistan
IRU member CEVA Logistics and Pakistani transport company NLC completed the first operation along this new TIR route, linking Kashgar, China, to Pakistan by door-to-door road transport for the first time. NLC also extended this route to Kabul, Afghanistan.
China’s growing international e-commerce trade turns to TIR
TIR, the only global transit system, is now bringing additional efficiency and security to China’s booming e-commerce trade.
Groundbreaking TIR route boosts China-Central Asia connectivity
The global TIR transit system now connects China’s major manufacturing hub of Shenzhen to, Kazakhstan’s largest city.
New China-Kazakhstan TIR trade route activated
A new China-Kazakhstan TIR route has opened, following last month’s China-Central Asia Summit where heads of state agreed to deepen trade and transport cooperation.
Five years of TIR in China driving east-west connectivity
TIR was officially launched in China in May 2018, strengthening the country's trade links with Central Asia and Europe. Five years later, TIR now connects China with over 30 countries across Eurasia.
New TIR route activated along China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan corridor
IRU member CEVA Logistics has activated a new TIR route along the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan corridor.
TIR operations resume at largest China-Mongolia land port
The resumption of TIR in China gains pace, with Erenhot, the largest land port on the China-Mongolia border, having seen its first TIR truck in the post-pandemic era. For the first time since the reopening of China’s borders, TIR trucks have transited through the Zamyn-Uud-Erenhot border crossing, entering China from Mongolia.
First complete TIR operation by Chinese company
Following the reopening of China’s borders, the first ever complete TIR movement by a Chinese company was conducted successfully. A Chinese TIR truck departed from Zhengzhou, the logistics and manufacturing hub in Central China's Henan province, and successfully arrived at its destination, marking the first door-to-door TIR operation by a Chinese operator.
China TIR movements resume as Covid-19 restrictions lifted
The first TIR movements have taken place as China has lifted its Covid-19 measures and gradually resumed normal operations for international goods movements. Five Kyrgyz TIR trucks carrying e-commerce goods departed from China’s inland city of Kashgar, marking the first TIR movement since the country lifted its Covid-19 restrictions.
IRU and China’s CCPIT to strengthen ties and promote east-west connectivity
IRU and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) have held high-level talks to deepen cooperation and promote trade facilitation in China and beyond.
Resilient China-Europe trade routes eyed with diversified road corridors
Amidst ongoing global supply chain disruptions, IRU and the UN have brought together the logistics sector from Asia and Europe to discuss more resilient east-west road links.
Thirty years of road transport excellence in Mongolia
Mongolian member association NARTAM has celebrated its 30 years of existence, championing road transport and trade in Mongolia and beyond.
Unlocking the potential of TIR in Central and South Asia
Government authorities and business actors from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan have met in Termez, Uzbekistan, to discuss the development of an economic corridor connecting the three countries.