Keep trucks moving across France-UK border

IRU calls on the French, UK and other governments to keep borders open for goods transport and for clarity regarding new COVID-19 measures.

Iran, Pakistan to open one more border gateway: Official

Director General for Asia-Pacific Department of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) Reza Aghazadeh said that the third cross-border gateway with Pakistan will open until February 2021 after the second gateway opened last week on Rimadan-Gabd border point.

All roads go to Iran now

A short look at the Asian main roads show that the location and role of Iran is on key importance, thus further efforts must be made to develop the corridors and prepare infrastructures of land, sea, and air transport.

TIR: from Iran to Uzbekistan, through Afghanistan for the first time

Following several successful pilot operations in Central Asia and the Persian Gulf, a new TIR corridor has been activated from Iran to Uzbekistan, using the route via Afghanistan for the first time.

Oman joins the club of TIR operational countries

Oman is the latest country in the Gulf region to become TIR operational, unlocking its regional and international trade potential.

Iran’s Khosravi border with Iraq fully reopened

Khosravi border between Iran and Iraq which was partially reopened in late July after several months of closing due to the coronavirus pandemic has become fully active, the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

Renzo Piano's solar-powered bridge opens to traffic in Italy

In August 2018, a section of Genoa's Morandi Bridge collapsed during heavy rain, killing 43 people. Following the disaster, high-profile Italian starchitect Renzo Piano's firm was chosen to design its replacement and, after 15 months of almost non-stop work, the new bridge is now complete and in use.

Iran-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan transit corridor launched

Iran has sent two transit cargoes from Shahid Rajaei Port in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas to Uzbekistan through a newly established Iran-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan corridor under a pilot operation to assess the mentioned route, an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

First Saudi TIR export shipment speeds across UAE border

The first TIR shipment from Saudi Arabia has arrived safely in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Asian Development Bank and IRU join forces on key trade link

Supported by the Asian Development Bank, an IRU virtual event last week focused on trade between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.