With the rising role of Sichuan as a leading logistics hub in China, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½and the Sichuan Transportation Department have explored avenues to boost the region¡¯s international connectivity and further professionalise drivers.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Director of TIR and Transit Tatiana Rey-Bellet met with a delegation from the Sichuan Transportation Department in Geneva to discuss measures that can further leverage TIR for door-to-door connectivity by road transport, develop corridors connecting the region to the west and north, and expand one-stop trucking services.
Deputy Director-General Ning Jian from the Sichuan Transportation Department underlined the increasing importance of the region in national and international connectivity and its vision to become a key logistics hub in China and regionally.
The Sichuan Transportation Deptartment also shared its vision to professionalise its road transport industry, viewing IRU¡¯s expertise and RoadMasters as key to elevating driver skills, which would support the province¡¯s ambition to become a national and international logistics and transport hub.
A recent TIR movement conducted by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½member the Sichuan Port and Shipping Investment (SPSI) from Sichuan via Kyrgyzstan to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, opened a new road route connecting the hinterland of southwest China with Central Asia.
SPSI joined ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½in 2021 to develop its international road transport capabilities and enhance its image in the international market, cementing a dynamic national and regional logistics hub for multimodal transport.