STL-2002

                8TH INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT, 

Moscow, Russia.

The rapid market reforms and its enormous growth in Russia and the Commonwealth of independent states have created the need for the development of a complete new transport infrastructure. The success of the new free market economy mostly depends on the viable and efficient transportation network. Therefore, major developments and modernisation projects have already been undertaken which are receiving substantial funding from International financial Institutions including the EBRD, World Bank, International Finance Corporation, TACIS and European Union.   

These projects encompass Road, Rail, Air and Maritime transport as well as the transport related industries and logistics services including Sea and Airports construction and redevelopment, warehousing and storage systems, satellite communications and cargo handling systems.

International Exhibitions Skald have been in the past mainly a forum for the warehousing and storage systems. In order to meet the increasing demand of time, STL-2002 has been launched with a series of new features. Now it is a fully dedicated forum for the transport and transport related industries in the former Soviet Union. The show enjoys full support of the Russian Ministry of Transport, The Government of Moscow and the Administration of Moscow region.

In order to make your participation most effective and perfect, we strongly recommend you to place advertising in the Official Catalogue of the Exhibition, which is called Exhibitors' Buyers guide. It will be published in 10,000 copies and distributed in the Exhibition centre as well to our existing clients.

Obviously, there is no doubt that the Russian and the CIS transport markets represent huge opportunities for the International and the FSU companies to become involved in the trade expansion of one of the World's greatest markets and benefit either by providing services and products or modern technology. 

Applications for participation will be received from companies in all spheres of Transport industry that are as follows:

                   Road transport and related industries:

· cargo transportation companies.

· freight forwarding companies.

· warehousing and storage systems and distributions

· loading and unloading equipment

· tank container manufacturers and lessors

· trucks, vans, trailers, trailers, forklifts trucks manufacturers/dealers

· communications control systems

· network construction

· refrigerators manufacturers of suppliers

               Maritime and inland transport and related industries:

· Shipping lines and ferry services

· international and multi-modal transport providers

· stevedoring companies

· maritime agencies

· port authorities

· cargo transportation forwarding companies

· warehousing & storage systems

· container transportation and handling

· container manufacturers and suppliers

· heavy and cargo cranes

· lashing products

· port  equipment manufacturers and suppliers

· specialists transport providers (oil, gas, timber, chemical and dangerous goods) 

· port development

· bunkering

                    Rail transport and related industries:

· rail freight carriers

· freight forwarders

· rail locomotives, wagon and carriage manufacturers/suppliers

· rolling stock/rail equipment manufacturers of suppliers

· railroad construction network upgrading

                     Air transport and related industries:

· air cargo carriers

· freight forwarders 

· international airlines  companies

· private charter airlines

· cargo loading unloading equipment

· airport equipment and manufacturers/suppliers

· airport construction and modernisation

· aircraft services and maintenance

                     Transport related services and products:

· terminals and distributions

· Customs services

· logistics companies

· insurance companies

· courier services

· satellite communications and radio links

· industrial and truck tyre manufacturers/suppliers

· cargo security equipment and services

· measuring and weighing equipment 

· lubricants

· tents (for trucks) manufacturers

· packaging systems (products and technology)

· fuel stations (products and technology)