Exhibition

Exhibition

â€œTransCaspian Azerbaijan - 2011â€ exhibition kicks off in Baku - PHOTO

â€œTransCaspian Azerbaijan - 2011â€ exhibition kicks off in Baku - <font color=red>PHOTO</font>

16 June 2011 08:25 (UTC +04:00)

Logistics operators, carriers, railway, maritime and air transport companies, ship-building and road construction companies, commercial transport distributors, harbours and many other enterprises in the transport sector are attending the exhibition supported by the Ministry of Transport. The event is being organized by Iteca Caspian company.

The current yearâ€™s exhibition is characterised by unprecedented growth, i.e. the exhibition area occupied by exhibitors is 60% greater than the previous year and the number of exhibitors has doubled. A total of 54 companies, organizations and branches, from Azerbaijan, Germany, Iran, China, Latvia, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, France and the Czech Republic will be represented at the Anniversary TransCaspian Exhibition this year. 505 of participants are foreign companies, 30% of the exhibitors are making their first appearance. The list of first time exhibitors includes the Riga Commercial Port (RTO), the Astrakhan "Olya" Harbor, Ð¡NR Corporation (China), Mot McDonald (Czech Republic), and many others. Alongside commercial companies, participating state authorities include the Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, the Azerbaijan State Caspian Sea Shipping Company (CASPAR), Baku International Sea Trade Port, Baku Metro Service and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping in Azerbaijan.

Along with the 3-day exhibition, the 1st Caspian International Transport Conference will take place on the 17th of June at Baku Expo Center. Representatives from the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, commercial and public organizations will take part in the conference.

The distinguishing feature of TransCaspian 2011 is that the debut of the 1st Caspian International Road Infrastructure and Public Transport Exhibition will take place at the same location as the anniversary exhibition. Local and international companies, road construction companies, manufacturers of public transport, companies specializing in the field of road safety, as well as information technology facilities and underground facilities will participate in the exhibition.

The joint implementation of these exhibitions will create favourable conditions for effective communication between all interested parties.