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Boosting regional trade and tackling persistent transport challenges took centre stage at the recent General Assembly of C?mara Internacional de Log¨ªstica e Transportes (CIT) in Peru.

A fully electric truck fleet in Germany would require a quarter of the electricity available for consumption today.

With the Bioceanic Corridor and COP30 on the agenda, Brazil is setting ambitious goals to expand trade and make its crucial road freight sector more sustainable. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½was in Brazil last week, with its member NTC&Log¨ªstica, for high-level meetings on TIR and decarbonisation.

IRU¡¯s Secretary General outlined three key criteria to ensure that investment in transport is effective at the Global Transportation Investment and Financing Summit today.

Amid threats to transport and trade caused by geopolitical conflicts, IRU¡¯s Secretary General put the spotlight on the continued, and expanding, success of the global TIR transit system at °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð¡¯s Global Transport Connectivity Forum 2025.

The European Commission¡¯s proposal to extend toll exemptions for zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles is a welcome step but broader Eurovignette reforms are still urgently needed.

Strengthening Brazil¡¯s logistics, accelerating decarbonisation, and implementing the TIR system were at the heart of a high-level meeting between IRU, NTC&Log¨ªstica and Brazil¡¯s Vice President, Geraldo Alckmin.