27.03.2024
Artikel Nummer: 48996
Red Sea crisis boosts road alternatives
The TIR system ensures that goods flow smoothly between East Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Following the Red Sea crisis, major transport companies have in recent weeks bypassed the Red Sea by opting for land-based alternatives through the Middle East and Gulf Cooperation Council region – rather than going around the southern tip of Africa.
With these shifts in transport corridors, operators have increased the value of their services with the efficiency and security offered by TIR, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) said. The seaports of Sohar and Salalah (Oman) and Jeddah and Dammam (Saudi Arabia) serve as the main ports of arrival. Goods are then trucked across the region before shifting again to a maritime leg. (ben)