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IRU member CEVA Logistics has activated a new TIR route along the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan corridor.
A new TIR route, essential for connecting China with Central Asia, has been activated by CEVA Logistics. The route will stimulate trade growth among the three countries and deliver benefits across the region and beyond.
Loaded with industrial components, auto parts and daily necessities, the first TIR truck departed from western China’s inland city of Kashgar, transiting through Kyrgyzstan, and successfully arriving in Uzbekistan’s second-largest city, Samarkand, with a total journey of approximately 1,100 kilometres.
Joanna Zhu, Greater China Managing Director at CEVA Logistics, said, “With this successful pilot, CEVA is expecting more regular TIR operations on this new route, around 100 trucks every month.”
New TIR route activated along China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan corridor
“CEVA will continue to optimise ground and rail product portfolios to open direct routes while strengthening intermodal capabilities. We will develop more trade lanes from China to the west and enhance trade resilience along the corridor,” she added.
IRU Chief Representative of East and Southeast Asia Yan Zhou said, “IRU and CEVA Logistics have established a fruitful cooperation since the implementation of TIR in China in 2018. Read more
Source: IRU
