Post by ferryfast admin on Nov 28, 2007 12:08:44 GMT -5
International Maritime Industry Exhibition EUROPORT Landing in China
EUROPORT CHINA 2009 to be held in Tianjin
Key words: Europort China, Europort Maritime, Tianjin China
TIANJIN, China, Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Ahoy Rotterdam declared
at the newly-closed international Maritime Exhibition -- Europort Maritime
-- that in 2009 Europort China will be held in Tianjin, the Chinese port
city that's blessed with various opportunities. Tianjin People's Government
will be the host of the exhibition. Ahoy Rotterdam, VNU Exhibitions Asia,
Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area Administration Commission,
and Tianjin Port Co. Ltd will be the organizers of this exhibition.
The bi-yearly Europort Maritime Exhibition is the top trading
conference in the International Marine Industry, and one of the biggest
events of the International Marine Vessels industry. A recent exhibition of
its kind in Holland attracted nearly one thousand exhibiting companies and
more than 31,000 client visitors from shipbuilding, shipping, river and
inland navigation, fishing, dredging, and port and off-shore industries. As
an internationally renowned exhibition brand, its influence has stretched
to Romania, Turkey and Qatar.
Europort China originates from Europort Maritime with its special
features. It is fundamentally different from other domestic maritime and
port exhibitions in that it focuses on the technologically under-developed
fields in China, such as dredging, special machinery, ship and port
equipment and naval technology. It opens intellectual communications
between professional corporations in the industry and their Chinese
counterparts.
Europort Maritime, with considerations of timing, location and human
resources, decided upon Tianjin as its Asian Exhibition port.
Timing
With the stable development of the Chinese economy and the continuous
increase of international trade, the cargo throughput and the container
throughput in China keep increasing rapidly, ranking number one in the
world for four consecutive years. It brings about great development
potential to, not only the international marine transportation industry,
but also the shipwright and sea-port industries. The government policy of
an increased investment in sea-port construction and international marine
industry, in particular, provides the domestic shipwright and sea-port
facility manufacturing industries with great business potential.
At present, the domestic shipwright and sea-port facility manufacturing
industries have reached international standards in many aspects with a
competitive edge. But China needs to admit that the domestic companies
still have a long way to go in terms of details and secondary facilities.
China needs a stage to present their current technology skills in
shipwright and sea-port facility manufacturing industries. Yet, China also
needs a window to learn systematically the advanced technology abroad and a
platform consistent with the development in the world in order to broaden
horizons and learn about the international market and competitions. By
doing so, China will stand out in the world's shipwright and sea-port
facility manufacturing. Europort China undoubtedly provides the country
with this excellent trading, learning and communication channel.
Location
As the marine transportation center in northern China, Tianjin
undoubtedly is the most ideal venue for Europort China. In June 2005, Prime
Minister Wen Jiabao investigated the new coastal communities in Tianjin,
and gave the instructions to begin the construction of the coastal areas to
develop Tianjin into a northern center for marine transportation and
international resource distribution. The coastal development has already
been listed as one of the strategies of the "11th Five Year Plan".
Tianjin, located at the cross-section of Beijing-Tianjin city loop and
round-Bohai Sea economic circle, is the closest sea-port to inland areas
among all the cities. It's the maritime gateway of the Capital Beijing and
Tianjin. It has international trade relations with more than 180
countries/districts and more than 400 sea-ports as of today. The throughput
brings about huge demand for transportation and resource distribution
facilities, along with the accessory market, providing the related
businesses with unprecedented business opportunities.
The exhibition venue, Tianjin Coastal International Exhibition Center,
is situated in the core economic area of the Tianjin Coastal New District.
The location is blessed with opportunities.
Human Resource
Europort China has gained the full support of the local government and
businesses. The Tianjin People's government will be involved in the
organization and business planning process of this exhibition as the host.
The organizers of this exhibition are an internationally renowned
exhibition agency -- Ahoy Rotterdam and VNU Exhibitions Asia. Ahoy
Rotterdam organizes around 30 trading and consumer products exhibitions
every year, enjoying 35+ years of experience in the field. VNU Exhibitions
Asia is one of the main-stream exhibition organizers in China, holding 20+
various exhibitions yearly.
The impetus of the development of international marine transportation
industry is in China. Europort China picked the most ideal timing and
location, which gives us the confidence that this exhibition will become a
professional conference of international marine industry and trading.
About Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA)
Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) was established
in 1984 with the approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of
China. It is one of the first state-class economic-technological
development areas in the country.
TEDA is located in the center of a larger area bordering Bohai Sea and
the east of the Asia-Europe Land Bridge, thus serving as the gate to the
two super cities of Beijing and Tianjin, and the throat connecting the
northeast of China. By the end of 2006, 4,299 foreign companies have landed
in TEDA. Of the Fortune 500 companies, 57 multinational companies, from 10
countries and regions, including such well-established multinational giants
as Motorola, Samsung and Toyota, invested in 123 enterprises in TEDA. In
2000, "Fortune" listed TEDA as one of the most highly recommended economic
areas in China. In 2002 UNIDO listed TEDA as one of the most dynamic areas
of China together with Shenzhen, Suzhou, Wenzhou, Shanghai Pudong and Xi'an
High-tech Park.
For more information, please contact:
Ding Lei
Phone: +86-22-2520-1616
Yang Chonghao
Phone: +86-22-2520-2069
Website: www.investteda.org