13.11.2023
Artikel Nummer: 47294
Asia’s quadrilateral TIR-traffic now operational
Two trucks of the Pakistani transport company NLC left Lahore (Pakistan) and crossed the world’s highest border crossings, Sust (Pakistan) and Khunjerab (China), before delivering goods to Almaty (Kazakhstan) via the China-/Kyrgyzstan-border in Turgat.
This is the first TIR operation transiting China, making the quadrilateral agreement on traffic in transit (QTTA) operational under TIR, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) said.
Since 2021, NLC has opened several corridors under TIR, including Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul, Pakistan-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan, and China-Pakistan-Afghanistan. All three cut transport times by up to 80%, on average, compared to traditional routes. (ben)