News / 'Trade crossroads' Saudi Arabia signs up to haulage TIR convention

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Saudi Arabia has acceded to the international haulage TIR Convention as part of a bid to position itself as a logistics hub linking Africa, Asia and Europe.

The regime is expected to become operational in the kingdom later this year.

It follows the accession of India this month and China last year, and indicates that the International Road Transport Union (IRU) is gaining increasing traction outside its core European, Russian and central Asian coverage.

Director general of Saudi customs Ahmed Alhakbani said the decision reinforced ...