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The Saudi Council of Ministers has approved the country’s accession to the TIR Convention, reports the International Road Transport Union. With more than 30% of the world’s trade crossing the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia is pivotal for transit through the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the Middle East due to its geographic and economic status. It is linked to the Saudi Vision 2030 strategy to transform the country into a ...
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Turkey is now using digital consignment notes, following its accession to the e-CMR protocol.
It follows last year’s pilot of digital TIR operations between Turkey and Iran which, says the International Road Transport Union (IRU) marks a significant step forward for the wider global adoption of digital transport and logistics systems ...
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Palestine has become the 72nd country to accede to the United Nations TIR Convention. It follows Pakistan, China and India, which also recently signed up to the internationally recognised transit convention.
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India has become the 71st country to ratify the United Nations TIR customs transit system. The UN has confirmed that the TIR Convention will enter into force in India in six months and the International Road Transport Union (IRU), which manages TIR, will begin work with Indian partners on training, ...
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India’s Cabinet has approved the country’s accession to the TIR Convention. It follows the recent Motor Vehicles Agreement to improve cross-border transport between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal.
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Pakistan has signed a guarantee agreement for TIR an important step in making the global transit system a reality in the country. Signatories included the Federal Board of Revenue and IRU member, the Pakistan National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce.
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Ukraine is supporting a planned new pilot for the electronic TIR (eTIR) scheme on an inter-modal trade corridor with Turkey across the Black Sea, says the International Road Transport Union. It follows the “resounding success” of the eTIR pilot project between Turkey and Iran, it adds.
IRU secretary general, Umberto de ...
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A report by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) says that African countries could save themselves billions of dollars by implementing the TIR convention for international transit traffic.
Transit costs in East and Southern Africa concludes that the system could cut costs by hundreds of dollars per container, and would be ...
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Egypt is to join the TIR transit system. The Federation of the Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) will be the issuing and guaranteeing association.
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China has ratifed the TIR customs transit system convention for moving goods across international borders and it will enter into force on 5 January 2017, says the United Nations.
It will lead to “new efficient and faster transport opportunities and transport routes between China and Europe” and could be “a real ...
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