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More than 600 companies meet from 25 to 28 may in the SIL

SIL is facing its 12th Edition with firm and safe passage

Drafting Interempresas06/05/2010

May 6, 2010

International exhibition logistics and maintenance (SIL) it will again open its doors from 25 to 28 May 2010, the Gran Vía of Fira de Barcelona Fairgrounds. In what will be its twelfth edition, SIL is presented as a solid show despite the times, with more than 600 participating firms, either well is with its own stand, as represented, participating company a single day in the Hospitality area", sponsored some day technical, or through one of the many forms of participation that we have made available to the sector", as the President of the Organising Committee, Enrique Lacalle explained.

Considered the second European exhibition dedicated to logistics and the first in Spain and the Mediterranean arc, Lacalle explained in the presentation of the event to the media that "The SIL has already overcome the economic crisis affecting Spain with note"", because a great market, that is, at a time as the current is an honors".

Enrique Lacalle and white Sorigué during the SIL 2010 presentation to the press.

The new formulas work

With a total 615 registered participating companies, the SIL will register - according to data from the Organization - a slight increase in participating companies with respect to the previous edition, "motivated by the creation of new participation formulas devised by the Organization of the living room". In this sense, Enrique Lacalle explained that "Aware that today companies look more than ever the spending, we have used the imagination and we have devised a number of possibilities so that everyone can be present in the SIL".

The objective was clear: present solutions to companies that can adapt to all tastes and needs, so that no one is left out and "that is left is voluntarily".

And as we already happened in its previous edition, SIL 2010 again characterised by its international character. This year, 45% of participating companies come from 66 countries, notably and companies France, United States, Italy, Morocco, Panama, China, Austria, Lebanon, Switzerland, Mexico, Turkey, Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Argentina, Algeria, Greece, Holland, Chile and United Kingdom.

According to the data of the SIL, the figure of business attained in the past edition was of some 2.100 M in spite of the economic situation.

Other developments in its 12th Edition

France, guest country

France will be the guest of his 12th edition of the international logistics and maintenance, to be held from 25 to 28 May 2010 in the Gran Vía of Fira de Barcelona Fairgrounds. France will feature a number of companies participating in the 2010 SIL, as it is the case of Norbert Dentressangle, Geodis, Prologis, the port of Marseille, Marceau or the Chamber of Commerce of Deux-Sèvres, among others.

The Principality of Asturias will be guest of the autonomous community

The Principality of Asturias will be the first autonomous community of the guest to the SIL history. The centrality of Asturias in the Cantabrian cornice, in the southern part of the Atlantic Arc, make this community a clear business opportunity for entrepreneurs who perform or study movements of imports and exports. In this way, the SIL will have for the first time a guest autonomous community who will share ownership with France, as guest country of SIL 2010.

Indeed, SIL 2010 will feature the participation of numerous companies and Asturian institutions that will present their products, services and real business opportunities to all attendees. Within this participation should be noted that of the port of Gijón - known as El Musel - leading national movement of bulk solids. The Musel has daily commercial routes with France and United Kingdom and is a key part in the economic and industrial development in the region. The port of Gijón is called on to expand its links with the hinterland and, in particular, also as a natural outlet of numerous companies in Castile and León, Spain.

The Lebanon, protagonist of the 8th Mediterranean logistics forum and transport

The eighth edition of the Mediterranean Forum of logistics and transport will be invited to the Lebanon country. Precisely the Lebanon has positioned itself as a significant site for the Mediterranean countries, thanks to the ambitious plans of construction and privatization of large infrastructures of transport, a fact that has led him to intensify their trade relations with Spain. In the 8th Mediterranean logistics forum and the transport will take place the 3rd Mediterranean ports Summit and the traditional business meetings, which will contact different companies to encourage contacts and business.

Exhibition Village

In collaboration with the ICIL Foundation, the international exhibition logistics and maintenance presents the Exhibition Village. It's an area in which several brands show live and direct their products, services, solutions and improvements through practical examples of picking, reduction of environmental pollution, sustainable development and improvement of green logistics.

The Exhibition Village will feature three areas differentiated on the basis of the represented sector: technology and storage; renewable energy sources; and reverse logistics. Among the many benefits offered by this area of exposure to their exhibitors must emphasize the implementation of its products and services in real time, attention to brand enhanced by their presence in the only access to the Exhibition Village, and the direct visibility of their products and services at the best price.

SIL Tech Area

In its last edition SIL opted for the technology sector with a day dedicated to information systems applied to logistics. The success of the working day positioned at the international logistics and maintenance to launch an area dedicated to new technologies, the SIL Tech Area. It is a space which seeks to establish a clear relationship between business and knowledge with the creation of stands of design and a room for presentations to all major companies of traceability, RFID identification systems, mobility technologiesconsulting, engineering, consulting and telecommunications operators to submit their news, products, services and carry out practical demonstrations.

SIL Trans Area

SIL Trans Area will be the new exhibition area dedicated to the sector of transport by road within SIL. SIL Trans Area will offer tailored solutions for all companies in this sector by creating a zone of economic and affordable exhibition directed to all small and medium-sized enterprises of distribution and transport who wish to be present.

Hospitality Area

The Hospitality Area is a stand of 180 square metres located in preferred location to enjoy it for one, two, three or four days of the event. In the Hospitality Area companies wishing to do may invite their customers and receive visitors of the SIL to give the presentation of your product or service and offer them a cocktail, glass, etc.

In these times of cost reduction, the Hospitality Area is an economic alternative "to a reversal of 120,000 euros in an area of 180 square meters luxury" by approximately 15% of the cost, they explain.

Logistical circle

It is an exclusive space in the living room where managers and directors of major companies of Spain logistics - previously selected by the Organizing Committee of the Salò-- can be 'networking' and contacts, exchange views and to have private interviews with those companies that wish to. About 400 heads of logistics have already confirmed their desire to belong to the logistical circle, at the same time that have participated in a study that will be presented at SIL 2010 with the aim of detecting what are the main concerns of the sectorthe aspects most valued when hiring a logistics operator, more outsourced logistics services or the level of involvement of enterprises with environmental practices.

Sectoral Workshops

This year we will be celebrating for the first time two 'workshops' dedicated to the sectors of food, pharmacy and health, where they will be raised and discussed the problems of the supply chains of these sectors which are currently generating large logistical contracts of the time.

In this Edition, as well as France as guest country, noted a new proposal: the guest autonomous community, which in this edition will be Asturias.

The logistics Italy, to 'tutti plen' in the SIL

In the Italian Pavilion and in the framework of the SIL on 26 and 27 May, Italy will present all their potential logistics through a series of interesting technical presentations.

Assoporti (Association of Italian ports) and UIR (Union of the Italian logistics platforms) Alpine associations presented a session entitled 'Together for the development of the country ports and logistics,' with the aim of creating a stable connection between the companyports, logistics platforms, and agencies, promoting the exchange of land freight traffic, as well as intermodality.

Asimisimo, RAM (Mediterranean motorway network) presented the project of developing a network of motorways of the sea as valid alternative to road transport, so it refers to costs, energy efficiency and sustainability. At the international level, the network of motorways of the sea represents an essential instrument of integration to the European Community to other countries in the Mediterranean area on prospects for a large area of free trade.

The subject of logistics and sustainable mobility will be addressed by ALOT (the Agency of the Lombardy East for the transport and logistics), who will be present for the first time in the SIL for promoting river transport in the North of Italy system to achieve collaborations with Mediterranean logistics operators.

Different companies and Italian institutions participate in the 2010 SIL with a pavilion of 500 m² with thematic seminars and technical meetings

And absolute novelty will be present at SIL 2010 of the simulation of the portacontáiners crane, a project of the University of Cagliari in collaboration with the port of Cagliari. Dubbed as 'Chameleon' for its versatility, the Simulator is a virtual instrument of analysis for the implementation of the safety and productivity in the interior of the container terminal. This demonstration is scheduled for Wednesday, May 26, 2010 and interested visitors can see and try the Simulator in a container located in the Italian area.

With the title 'Integration of logistics and transport in the South of Italy, key in the relationship of the Mediterranean', Italmed presents a project coordinated by the region of Campania. In this project have been also implicated Abruzzo, Basilicata (University of studies of Basilicata), Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio (AREMOL), Puglia (AP Levante), Sicily, Tuscany and Veneto. The purpose of project aims to improve the connection to the commercial traffic of Italy South Mediterranean (Algeria, Egypt, Marruec, and Tunisia), both in quantitative terms (number of connections), and in qualitative terms (frequency, efficiency and punctuality) and competitive (cost and speed.)

As every year, SIL count, in addition to the exhibition area, workshops, business and institutional presentations and spaces for 'networking'.

On the other hand, on Thursday, 27 May, under the title 'Ligurian Ports, the port system at your service', is the main Italian port system and one of the most important in the Mediterranean with an arc of coastline of 150 kilometres covered by the ports of SavonaGenoa and La Spezia. These three multi-purpose scales have about 50 private operating terminals which operate all types of vessels and national and international freight.

Transport and logistics operators also opt for the SIL

The international exhibition logistics and maintenance also has a strong involvement of logistics operators. Gefco Spain, Geodis, Tradisa, Groupe Norbert Dentressangle, Bishop Logistics, DHL, Fitotrans, Küehne & Nagel, Ceva Logistics, Holding Condeminas, Palletways and Agility are companies that we find in the SIL. Its presence is due in part, in the words of the Organization, "to the effort by presenting offers who adapt to the needs and pockets, favouring the high involvement of logistics operators".

Note also the presence of the business organization of operators logistic logic, entity which has coordinated the participation of a group of logistics companies in this edition.

Also, within the framework of the 2010 SIL and with the collaboration of IDOM Consulting, on Wednesday, May 26 morning is held the third edition of the Supply Chain Outsourcing Forum (SCOF) sponsored by Gefco Spain. This forum will have the title "Lean & Green Supply Chains: Eficiciencia", topic that will be met by a round meda which will feature leading experts in the sector, to make way for a final debate.

SIL Trans Area is an area of exhibition designed for all these companies in the sector of transport by road.

Wide representation of the road transport sector

But the 2010 SIL also has a wide representation of companies in the sector of road transport. Precisely the creation of the SIL Trans Area is the establishment of a zone of economic and affordable exhibition for all these companies in the sector. Participating companies as Petromiralles, Puerto Seco of Azuqueca, greater Europe, Altis Formació, transport Carolina group TRANSCIG, Eurotoll, Ale Heavylift or ECS European Containers, among others, have confirmed their participation. Similarly, W-Transnet, Assocap formation, the Association of centres of transport of Spain (ACTE) or the Spanish Confederation of transport of goods (CETIM).