The 17th China International Transportation & Logistics Expo (CITLE), which takes place in Chengdu from June 28 to 30, 2017, offers companies of all siz-es support to successfully enter the market in western China.
In addition to a high-quality conference programme and opportunities to strengthen con-tacts, special inspection tours of the regional logistics centres also form part of the expo. The “transport logistic Cluster” at Messe München (the Munich exhibition company) is CITLE’s cooperation partner for international exhibi-tors and acts as a door-opener to the largest trading centre in western China.
Chengdu is the capital of the Sichuan Province and has the largest economic out-put in western China. The Qingbaijiang Industrial Development Zone, which oper-ates as a regional logistics centre for the chemical industry, metallurgy, engineering and building materials sectors, is located very close to the provincial capital. More than 2,000 companies are based at the site that measures about 19 square kilome-tres.
Exhibitors and visitors to the CITLE will not only have the opportunity to view the Qingbaijiang Industrial Development Zone, but also the adjacent international rail-way hub with its current maximum handling capacity of seven million tonnes per annum. “So far, there have been five stations and five railway lines especially for the companies that are based locally. The Chengdu Railway Container Center Sta-tion and the Chengdu Quingbaijiang Bulk Logistics Park will be built here in the near future and, therefore, create a direct link to the new Silk Road,” explains Ger-hard Gerritzen, a member of the management team at Messe München.
“The CITLE in Chengdu is a valuable addition to our ‘transport logistic Cluster’ and enables companies to launch their business activities in the Chinese market. Through our foreign exhibitions, such as CITLE, we offer the transport and logistics sector the opportunity to travel around the world with us in twelve months.”
Among the expected 400 exhibitors will be a number of European enterprises, in-cluding the Freeport Authorities of Riga, Ventspils and Liepaja, Latvian Railways and A&A Logistic from Latvia, who will be presenting their services and solutions at the joint Latvian stand. “The national stand of Latvia at CITLE 2017 in Chengdu is an excellent opportunity for Chinese and Latvian logistics companies to meet and develop new relationships. Furthermore, the Logistics Secretariat of the China-Central and Eastern Europe Countries 16+1, as established by the Ministry of Transport of Latvia, provides practical mechanisms for CITLE 2017 participants to share information, develop bilateral and multilateral cooperation in transport and logistics, and thereby promote greater collaboration across the Eurasian continent in accordance with China’s ‘One Belt - One Road’ initiative,” says Helmuts Kols, the Attaché of the Ministry of Transport at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the People’s Republic of China.
