 About 120 exhibitors showcase their products at CeMAT Russia in Moscow. |
The CeMAT Russia and Materials Handling Middle East expos opened their doors this week.
On Tuesday, the second CeMAT Russia was opened for a four-day exhibition at the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre in Moscow. About 120 exhibitors, including Cascade, Jungheinrich, Knapp, Still, Stöcklin, SSI Schäfer and Viastore, are presenting their intralogistics-related products.
Wolfgang Pech, senior vice president of organiser Deutsche Messe, says the growing Russian economy has resulted in transport and logistics prices rising, "leading to demand for greater management and logistics chains efficiency".
"So for the intralogistics industry and its products, the Russian market provides tremendous potential," Pech says.
For the first time, the German Logistics Association will organise a forum dedicated to current economic developments and strategic prospects in the Russian Federation. The focus on the morning of 29 September will be on the logistics industry. Russian and German company representatives will discuss new developments, identify strategies and trends, and present solutions.
The afternoon session is dedicated to intralogistics. Discussions will revolve around logistics processes for organisation and control through modern IT applications, and the development of new energy-efficient technologies for operating intralogistics systems.
Materials Handling Middle East was held from 25-27 September at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The exhibition showcased logistics, supply chain, freight and cargo, automation, and information and communication technology products and services.
Famco, a heavy auto machinery company of Al Futtaim Group, used the show to announce the launch of the new Linde E 25 forklift in the region.
"With a large number of transport and logistics projects under way in the region, the way materials, resources and goods are transported is set to change dramatically," says Ahmed Pauwels, CEO of show organiser Epoc Messe Frankfurt.
Saudi Arabia is expected to spend USD25 billion on three mega-projects to ease the transport of people and goods across the vast stretches of the Kingdom.
The Saudi Landbridge project involves connecting the capital Riyadh with the Red Sea port of Jeddah, with important links to the oil and industrial complexes of Jubail and Dammam on the east coast.
Also under way is the North South Railway linking Riyadh to Al Haditha via Qassim, Hail and Al Jawf, with branches to Ras Al Zour and Jubail to connect the bauxite and phosphate mines.
Another project is the recent agreement among Qatar, Oman, Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to build a railway connecting the landlocked Central Asian countries rich in oil, natural gas and agricultural resources with the Arabian Gulf through Iran.