World Expo 2010 Logistics Seminar

It is forecasted that the Shanghai Expo will attract 70 million visitors, with an average of 400,000 people visiting the 3.28-square-kilometer park each day, suggesting a heavy burden for transportation and logistics in the city.

The reconstruction of terminals and runways at Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports is underway and, when completed, the two airports will be able to collectively handle more than 80 million passengers a year, twice the previous volume. The pace of construction and expansion of large transport nodes like the Hongqiao Transport Hub, which links together land and air transport, and the Shanghai Railway Station has also accelerated.

Whether or not Shanghai's urban transport and logistics can meet the demands of the World Expo will be a key factor in the Expo's success.

Due to popular demand, the Council will organize a special seminar on June 25 in Shanghai focusing on the logistics aspects of the Shanghai World Expo 2010.

Speakers from the organization committee, the logistics service providers and other key aspects have been invited. The sessions will provide some lessons learned from the Olympics and give some "insights" of what foreign companies can expect in term of logistics, warehousing, distribution and transportation, food safety, cold chain, import & customs regulations before and during the expo.

By attending this seminar, participants will be able to:
- UNDERSTAND the latest blueprint and plans around the World Expo
- RECEIVE strategic insight, tools and advices to strengthen your Shanghai distribution
- IDENTIFY opportunities from the latest regulatory changes around the Expo
- EVALUATE new logistics solutions, tools and services available at the Expo
- NETWORK with industry peers in an intimate gathering of senior level supply chain & logistics executives.

Who should attend?
- Senior Managers in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Distribution and Warehousing
- Manufacturers, Retailers, Wholesalers involved in distributing products in Shanghai
- Logistics Service Providers involved in intra-province and intra-city logistics and distribution
- anybody interested to hear the latest develpments around the Expo.

Source: Global Supply Chain Coucil

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