Training for competitiveness
Our work in the Middle East emphasises development and validation of driver skills relevant to the transport industry. We work closely with companies and other industry stakeholders to promote professional qualification and excellence in the transport value chain. We also provide services such as training and certification for both goods and passenger transport.
With our IRU Academy Associate Training Institutes (ATIs) in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, we have a strong presence in the Middle East and beyond. Providing market-driven, international standard-based services, these institutes offer a competitive advantage for Middle Eastern transport operators who wish to trade internationally.
One example of the countries we work with is Saudi Arabia. Together with the Middle East Logistics Institute (MELI) and Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic (SPSP), we implement our driver certification for Hydrocarbon transport. It provides the oil industry a service based on standardized norms to assess suppliers of hydrocarbon transport. The programme establishes a benchmark in terms of road safety, security and efficiency of service to objectively certify the skills of drivers in handling dangerous goods. From risk management to cost-efficiency and supplier management, the clients of MELI and SPSP can strengthen their competitiveness by identifying safe transport carriers, reducing road incidents and cutting related costs while also limiting their liability exposure in case of accidents.
Using TIR to develop economies
Since its inception in 1949, TIR has proved a solution to achieve regional integration and dynamic trade flows. It has also significantly contributed to more efficient roads, drivers and a highly skilled professional driving community. This is why IRU promotes TIR as a mechanism for regional and economic integration, and as a way for countries to work together and enjoy better trade relations. To date, 12 countries in the Middle-East have joined the TIR convention and more are on the path to accession.
IRU in the Middle East
IRU’s objective in the Middle East is to implement best practices on the transport of people and goods, to foster economic development and regional integration through the facilitation of trade and transport.
Our work in the Middle East emphasises development and validation of driver skills relevant to the transport industry. We work closely with companies and other industry stakeholders to promote professional qualification and excellence in the transport value chain. We also provide services such as training and certification for both goods and passenger transport.
With our IRU Academy Associate Training Institutes (ATIs) in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, we have a strong presence in the Middle East and beyond. Providing market-driven, international standard-based services, these institutes offer a competitive advantage for Middle Eastern transport operators who wish to trade internationally.
One example of the countries we work with is Saudi Arabia. Together with the Middle East Logistics Institute (MELI) and Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic (SPSP), we implement our driver certification for Hydrocarbon transport. It provides the oil industry a service based on standardized norms to assess suppliers of hydrocarbon transport. The programme establishes a benchmark in terms of road safety, security and efficiency of service to objectively certify the skills of drivers in handling dangerous goods. From risk management to cost-efficiency and supplier management, the clients of MELI and SPSP can strengthen their competitiveness by identifying safe transport carriers, reducing road incidents and cutting related costs while also limiting their liability exposure in case of accidents.
Using TIR to develop economies
Since its inception in 1949, TIR has proved a solution to achieve regional integration and dynamic trade flows. It has also significantly contributed to more efficient roads, drivers and a highly skilled professional driving community. This is why IRU promotes TIR as a mechanism for regional and economic integration, and as a way for countries to work together and enjoy better trade relations. To date, 12 countries in the Middle-East have joined the TIR convention and more are on the path to accession.
IRU regional office
General Delegate: Adrian-Iosif Albu
Teşvikiye Mahallesi, Hakkı Yeten Caddesi,
No:13 Terrace Fulya Center-2,
Kat- 10, Daire-55, Fulya, Şişli, Istanbul,
Turkey
Tel: +90 212 310 80 17
Regional news
26 Feb 2021 Muscat
Transport times cut by 85% with first TIR transport from Oman
26 Feb 2021 Kabul
Afghanistan eyes road transport reform with IRU support
15 Feb 2021 Islam Qala
Tragedy at Afghan-Iranian border highlights importance of international standards for road transport
23 Dec 2020 Cairo
Egypt strengthens trade links with TIR accession
17 Dec 2020 Kuwait City
TIR cuts transport costs between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait by 40%
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By working together, the IRU and its partners are improving the road transport system in the Arab world.
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IRU members in Middle East
Muscat
ASYAD
Cairo
ATCE
Dubai
ATCUAE
Beirut
CCIABML
Cairo
FEDCOC
Baghdad
Iraqi Automobile & Touring Association (IATA)
Tel-Aviv
IRTB
Kuwait City
KIAC
Doha
MOWASALAT
Doha
Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI)
Amman
RACJ
Riyadh
SATA
Muscat
Sinyar
Damascus
SNC-ICC
Sana'a
Yemen Club for Touring and Automobile (YCTA)
IRU partners in the Middle East