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The world road transport organisation newsletter No Images? Click here International North-South Corridor to cut cost and time of tradeIndia and Iran plan the first intermodal TIR operation along this strategic trade corridor. Will protectionism stall North American growth?IRU’s Senior Advisor for the Americas, Martin Rojas, reflects on whether increasing protectionism might stall the growth of North American trade flows. IRU backs more women in transportIRU joins the Women in Transport EU Platform for Change to push equal opportunities in transport, which could solve driver shortage issues. Uzbek-Kyrgyz-China trade route launchedSuccessful pilot caravan boosts new momentum for trade growth among the three countries, with strong potential to use TIR. Saudi connectivity set to soar under TIRIRU in Saudi Arabia, delivering a keynote speech on TIR as a critical tool to improve global and regional connectivity at the Saudi Supply Chain Conference. Brexit: customs and market access must top the agendaFailure to reach an agreement on these matters is not an option for the road freight transport sector. Trade and transit tools to achieve sustainable mobility goalsIRU President, Christian Labrot, champions IRU’s trade and transit tools at COP23. Bus and coach gains ground but Mobility Package still falls shortIRU welcomes support for bus and coach but highlights remaining weaknesses of the second wave of the Mobility Package. Iran to use electronic consignment noteIran prepares for fully digital logistics operations after acceding to the e-CMR protocol. Feature eventThe countdown to the IRU World Congress 2018 begins. Innovation on the Move will gather the world's leading transport actors in Oman to debate the future of the industry from 6-8 November 2018. Just publishedIRU’s Position Paper on Brexit provides a detailed analysis of the issues to be addressed to find the best solutions to ensure seamless trade, road freight and logistics operations. |