(openPR) - 2007 will be the third time the International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) has taken part in transport logistic, the leading European trade fair for logistics, telematics and transport. transport logistic 2007 takes place from 12 to 15 June 2007 in Munich. 34 ITCO companies will be putting on a joint presentation in the ‘Tank Container Village’, showcasing an extensive range of services and equipment for the chemicals industry.

The idea for a ‘Tank Container Village’ was successfully launched at transport logistic in 2003, and this year, the display will be covering over 700 square metres of space. Exhibiting here will again be leasing companies, depot operators, tank container forwarding agencies, maintenance and security firms and international service companies. All of them will be presenting the latest technology for safe, economic use of tank containers. This display is of interest particularly to firms who are involved in the transport of liquid products such as chemicals, gas and food, whether it be by road, rail or water. Another focus at this display will be the criteria for safe, secure handling, for inspection of technical equipment and for operation and hire.

Accompanying this, as part of the conference programme at transport logistic 2007, will be a panel discussion on ‘The future of tank containers in the global supply chain’ (14 June, 11:00-12:00) and a workshop on ‘Telematics applications in the intermodal transport of dangerous cargo’, organised by the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (14 June, 10:00-17:15). Here the spotlight will be on the use of new technologies for transporting dangerous cargo and how this can improve safety and security. Derailing detection in rail transport will also be a subject. The conference programme also includes a further 25 events – forums, workshops and country specials – featuring high-ranking experts from industry and the policymakers (for further information, go to: www.transportlogistic.de).

Messe München is expecting over 1,500 exhibitors from almost 60 countries to take part in transport logistic 2007, the International Trade Fair for Logistics, Telematics and Transport. For comparison, in 2005, the number was 1,333 companies from 51 countries. The figures for 2007 represent an increase of 15 percent. The proportion of international exhibitors in this total is around 40 percent. Messe München is also predicting that over 40,000 visitors from over 100 countries will be attending transport logistic 2007.

For further information, go to: www.transportlogistic.de

About transport logistic
The 11th international trade fair for logistics, telematics and transport (12 to 15 June 2007 in Munich) presents the whole spectrum of the transport and logistics industry – telematics, in-company transport and material flow, logistics and freight transport. The fair aims to be a practical forum for information gathering and exchange in the diversely structured field of transporting freight – by road, rail, water and air. The visitor target groups of the fair are service-providers and decision-makers from the transport business, from industry, trade associations and freight logistics. In 2005 transport logistic attracted 1,333 exhibitors and around 40,000 visitors from a total of 103 countries. The statistics for the fair are independently audited on behalf of the Gesellschaft zur Freiwilligen Kontrolle von Messe- und Ausstellungszahlen (FKM), a society for the voluntary control of fair and exhibition statistics.

Messe München International (MMI) is one of the world´s leading trade-fair organisations. It organises around 40 trade fairs for capital and consumer goods, and new technology. Over 30,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries, and over two million visitors from more than 200 countries take part each year in the trade fairs in Munich. In addition, MMI organises trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and in South America. With four subsidiaries in Europe and Asia and 66 foreign representatives covering 89 countries, MMI has a truly global network.

Petra Gagel
Tel.: 49 89 / 9 49-20244, Fax: 49 89 / 9 49-20249
E-mail: petra.gagel@messe-muenchen.de
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