Large-scale transport exhibitions to start next week

The 17th Caspian international exhibition “Transport, Transit and Logistics” TransCaspian / Translogistica 2018 and the 8th Caspian international exhibition “Road Infrastructure and Public Transport” Road & Traffic 2018 will be held at Baku Expo Center from 11 to 13 June.

 

A press conference was held today in connection with the exhibitions.

 

Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies Elmir Velizade said that these exhibitions, which demonstrate new products and achievements of industrial enterprises and define the future vector of transport sector in many respects are one of the leading transport events in the Caspian region.

 

He said that the exhibition is being attended by major state transport agencies, as well as commercial companies operating in the railway sector, the maritime industry, aviation, commercial transport, transportation and logistics services.

 

The Deputy Minister stressed that the exhibition is supported by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

 

He said that along with commercial companies, the state agencies such as Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC, Azerbaijan Caspian Sea Shipping CJSC and State Maritime Agency under the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan are actively participating in the exhibition, which indicates its prestige.

 

At the same time, Elmir Velizade thanked TRACECA, the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) and the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers’) Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic for the support.

 

Then, speaking at the event, Sales Director at Iteca Caspian Rena Abutalibova informed that the TransCaspian/Translogistica exhibition is part of a series of specialised transport and logistics exhibitions organised by ITE Group (UK), which includes TransRussia (Moscow), TransPoland (Warsaw), TransUzbekistan (Tashkent), TransUkraine (Kiev), and TransKazakhstan (Almaty), a series of international BreakBulk exhibitions (Antwerp, Houston, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur) and others.

 

According to her, this year TransCaspian/Translogistica 2018 is attended by 85 companies from 15 countries. Exhibitors from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Greece and other countries will present a wide range of products and services in the transport sector (cargo transportation, production of locomotives, passenger cars and freight wagons, rolling stock maintenance, component parts for railway transport, shipbuilding and ship repair, port services, component and spare parts for commercial vehicles and much more).

 

Rena Abutalibova said that  more than 30% of this year’s exhibitors are debutants, including companies that specialise in sea transportation (Absheron Logistics Center, Turkmenbashi International Sea Port ), railway transportation (ADY Container), international road transportation (APS Solver, Belarus and Arijus UAB, Lithuania), and air transportation (Silk Way Group).

 

This year the exhibition will welcome a number of delegations, including representatives of railway companies from Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as representatives of Organization for Cooperation of Railways (OSJD) and the Ministry of Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

At the press conference, it was noted that the 8th Caspian international exhibition “Road Infrastructure and Public Transport” Road & Traffic 2018 will also be held from 11 to 13 June in Baku Expo Center. The Road & Traffic exhibition aims to present the latest achievements in the field of road and tunnel construction, showcase the introduction of modern information technologies in traffic regulation and the newest solutions in the field of road safety, meanwhile providing a platform for a meeting of the manufacturers and operators of public transport.

 

Companies from Azerbaijan, USA, Belarus, Iran, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Slovakia (for the first time) and other countries will present services for road and tunnel design and construction, road safety means, software for urban planning, road barriers, intelligent transport management systems, electronic roads monitors, buses and some other services and products at the Road & Traffic 2018 exhibition.

 

Baku Transport Agency, the State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads and the State Road Transport Service will participate at the exhibition. The list of exhibition participants has been extended to include a number of debutants; among them are Maxina TST (Belarus), Paya Tadbir Pakan (Iran), Pietrucha (Poland), SORB Group (Russia) and Molpir (Slovakia).

 

Manufacturers from the Yaroslavl Region (Russia) will also take part in the exhibition with their own stand for the first time.

 

Exhibitors will demonstrate the full range of products and services for the construction and maintenance of roads: design, geosynthetic materials for construction, road paving equipment, intelligent transportation systems for traffic flow control, road barriers, new models of GAZ buses and much more.

 

The Road & Traffic 2018 exhibition will create ideal conditions to meet with the heads and experts of the region’s leading road construction companies, to get acquainted with current and future plans of the government in the field of optimization of the public transport in Baku and other cities of Azerbaijan.

 

As part of this year’s business programme, the State Automobile Transport Service will conduct a conference at Baku Expo Centre (Room № 22). The theme of the conference is “New Road Plan of the Transport Service”. It is planned to sign cooperation memorandums between the State Automobile Transport Service and higher educational institutions of Azerbaijan at the end of the conference.

 

Moreover, bilateral B2B meetings will be held on the second day of the exhibition to provide participants with an additional opportunity to meet with leading local companies, where they can present and discover new products and services, explore new business opportunities, find potential customers and exchange their business experiences.

 

It should be noted that the organizers of the exhibitions are Iteca Caspian and ITE Group.

 

For professional visitors, the exhibitions are open from 11 to 13 June, for students - on 13 June.