By John Lee. The General Company for Land Transport (GCLT) has marked one year since the launch of the International Road Transport (TIR) system in Iraq, which came into operation in April 2025. According to the company's director-general, Mortada Karim Al-Shahmani, approximately 2,000 transit operations have been completed across Iraqi territory during the first year. […]
By John Lee. Iraq's General Company for Land Transportation (GCLT) has successfully completed a trial freight journey under the TIR system along a new corridor linking Turkey, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. The route runs from the Ibrahim Al-Khalil border crossing to the Arar crossing, with the trial completed within the planned schedule and without reported […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Land Transport (GCLT), part of Iraq's Ministry of Transport, has announced that it transported 415,000 tonnes of goods during the first half of 2025 - an increase of more than 36 percent compared to the same period in 2024. According to Director General Murtadha Kareem Al-Shahmani, the company […]
By John Lee. The opening of new Iraqi TIR corridors has enabled a dramatic reduction in transit times between Europe and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with journey durations cut from 24 days to just 10, according to a press release from the International Road Transport Union (IRU). Polish logistics company Milton Group recently completed […]
By John Lee. With the TIR system now live in Iraq since April 2025, the Minister of Transport and industry leaders officially marked this milestone this week in Baghdad, signalling a new era for international logistics and trade. The official launch of the global TIR transit system in Baghdad brought together the public and private […]
By John Lee. A delegation from the Iraqi Ministry of Transport has travelled to Russia for discussions on cooperation in the transport sector. The Director of Iraq's General Company for Land Transport, Mortada Karim Al-Shahmani, discussed cooperation in land transportation of people and goods between Iraq and Russia. The meeting resulted in finalising a cooperation […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Land Transport (GCLT) has held a meeting with its Saudi Arabian counterpart to discuss the opening of the Arar border crossing between the two countries. According to a statement from Iraq's Ministry of Transport, the participants stressed the importance of the new border facility for commercial trade and […]
By John Lee. Lafarge Iraq has signed an agreement with Iraq's General Company for Land Transportation (GCLT) to transport cement. The contract is the largest in the history of the GCLT, which is owned by Iraq's Ministry for Transport. It will run for one year, and may be extended for five years. Lafarge Iraq is […]
