China opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge and tunnel on Tuesday, linking the financial center of Hong Kong, the gambling hub of Macau and western reaches of the Pearl River Delta at the heart of southern China’s economic boom.
Participation at the World Trade Organization Public Forum demonstrated IRU’s leadership position in road transport and transit facilitation, and its role as a trusted partner to the WTO and the trade community at large in delivering tangible solutions.
Savings in time and costs were reported by an Afghan transport operator this week, which sent three trucks from Torkham, Afghan-Pakistan border crossing point, to Dushanbe, Tajikistan using TIR.
Kazakhstan and China have opened a new border crossing to boost transport and trade along the new Western China to Western Europe 8,445 km expressway – part of China’s Belt and Road project.
Participating in a major transport conference in Tashkent this week, IRU highlights the importance of digitalisation and the professionalisation of transport services to spur economic development by boosting activity along Central Asia’s international trade corridors.
IRU’s Commission on Services (CSE) met in Geneva this week to add fuel to the digitalisation drive, harnessing the power of IRU member associations to lead the market in value added services across the world.
This week’s regional trade and transport seminar in Baku, Azerbaijan accelerates the creation of fully digital TIR corridors across Eurasia, with the outcomes of recent pilot operations and TIR’s intermodal capacity in the spotlight.
Following successful trials in the UK’s West Midlands region, a new smartphone application that alerts drivers to roadworks and delays on their regular routes has been rolled-out nationwide.