'Chaos after chaos' coming from de minimis changes and more tariffs
Logistics firms that focus on ecommerce are bracing themselves for a rocky May, when the ...
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By Alex Lennane
A fast-trucking service between China and Europe will begin next year after the country became the 70th to join the TIR scheme.
The move will enable trucks to drive the Silk Road to Europe, through central Asia, without being opened at each border.
Trucks will take less than two weeks to arrive, offering a considerably faster service than sea freight – albeit at a higher cost.
The UN’s TIR Convention, administered by the IRU, allows goods to be sealed in load compartments, the contents outlined in a TIR ...
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