The fourth edition of Air Cargo Africa brought together a record number of 80 exhibitors, 533 global industry decision makers as registered delegates and an impressive number of 3027 trade visitors from across 29 African countries and 32 countries from other continents.
Industry players could not have asked for more when STAT Trade Times first organized Air Cargo Africa in 2011, which brought together the air cargo industry stakeholders together on a single platform. Businesses prospered thereafter with better networking and with each edition, the event raised the bar.
Air Cargo Africa 2017 registered even bigger number participation of industry stakeholders, this time with the shippers onboard, which made the three-day conference-cum-exhibition a resounding success.
To unearth the growth potential of the African continent, the global air cargo community converged at the Air Cargo Africa 2017 at the Emperors Palace in City of Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg from February 21-23.
The event, under the theme, “Air freight in Africa: Building tomorrow’s market today” was inaugurated by the guest of honour Dr. Ismail Vadi, Gauteng Member of Executive Council for Roads and Transport and Dr. N Xhakaza, Member of Mayoral Committee, Finance and Economic Development, City if Ekurhuleni along with Tleli Makhetha, General Manager, South African Airways and RK Patra, Group Editor-in Chief, STAT Media Group.
Welcoming the delegates to the fourth edition of Air Cargo Africa, RK Patra, Group Editor-in Chief, STAT Media Group spoke about the revolutionary changes that the aviation industry is going through, where drones and unmanned aerial vehicles are being employed to deliver cargo and Hyperloop is a proposed new way to move people and freight at airline speeds for the price of a bus ticket. Emphasizing on the importance of cooperation he said, “At Air Cargo Africa, through the deliberations in the next three days, we intend to become a facilitator for greater cooperation and collaborations to enhance trade across borders” and thus set the ball rolling for the proceedings over the next three days.
This story is from the March-April 2017 edition of Logistics Update Africa.
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