Sights fixed on e-CMR for Commonwealth of Independent States

The paper based CMR consignment note is an official document on shipments between senders and transporters.

Paving the way for future digitalised logistics operations with the adoption of the electronic consignment note, this week’s Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Coordination Transport Council meeting in Moscow has resulted in recommendations for member states to accede to the e-CMR protocol.

Dmitry Cheltsov, who leads IRU’s work in Eurasia, spoke at the event, highlighting the benefits of e-CMR to participants from CIS member states: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

The paper based CMR consignment note is an official document on shipments between senders and transporters. It provides a paper trail of the logistics transfer and is the sole document held by the driver of the truck in relation to the load carried. Read more

Source: IRU

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