Florence Aubergier, Marketing Director Division Europe, Port of Le Havre Authority, France
"The joint stands of the French sea ports attracted great attention. We are convinced that transport logistic has been helpful in reaching our goal of raising the profile of Le Havre on the European market."
 
Anouar Alasri, Marketing & Sales Director, Tanger Med, Morocco
“We participated in transport logistic the first time and met a lot of high-quality contacts. It is very important to be present at transport logistic. All the important logistic people are here, so one has great opportunities to meet all the interesting contacts in one place.”
 
Peter Baumann, Managing Director, 24plus, Germany
"Things were very busy at our stand, and we had some excellent talks. You really don´t notice anything of the crisis here, unless somebody actually mentions it. transport logistic provides a good platform at which to intensify existing contacts and forge new ones. transport logistic is without doubt the clear market leader; it is the leading trade fair and being here is a must."
 
Norma de la Fuente, Communication Director, Port of Barcelona, Spain
"A great fair with multiple possibilities for networking and with a wide number of interesting contacts."
 
Vincent Didry, International Business Advisor, CCI International Nord-Pas de Calais, France
"For us there is only one major fair in Europe, and that is transport logistic! Northern France is well on the way to becoming an important logistics hub. This is the perfect marketplace for promoting our importance."
 
Dr Klaus Kremper, CEO, DB Schenker Rail, Germany
"transport logistic offers us the best opportunity for discussing our solutions and products with customers and making sure these best meet the needs of customers. If you are not giving them what they need now, then you really don´t understand your business."
 
Dr Rembert Horstmann, Director Marketing & Communications, Fiege, Germany
"transport logistic 2009 is still the most important trade fair for the sector. The contacts were very high calibre and in the area of contract logistics, very promising."
 
Dr Andreas Otto, Product and Sales Director, Lufthansa Cargo, Germany
"When I see how many customers are here and above all who is here, and how much positive energy there is around, then I am already certain that this has been a worthwhile investment."
 
Dr Thomas Wimmer, Management Chairman, Bundesvereinigung Logistik, Germany
"transport logistic 2009 is a pleasure for exhibitors and visitors. It is lively, communicative and international. The many excellent conversations we had give us courage."
 
Harry W. Dumser, Managing Director, Wincanton GmbH, Germany
"Being at the leading trade fair transport logistic is very important to Wincanton. In 2009, we once again had a tremendous response from our customers and the forwarding business. The unbroken flow of visitors and the many excellent contacts we had at transport logistic 2009 ensured that the event was again a success for us."
 
Camiel Eurlings, Minister of Transport, Netherlands
"The expansion experienced by transport logistic is sending an important sign: it is giving us hope again in tough times. This event is without doubt the largest trade fair in this sector."
 
Aleksandr Evsyuk, Director Marketing Belarusian Railways, Belarus
“The Republic of Belarus presented at transport logistic for the first time. We were very impressed by the very high degree of professionalism of this exhibition and the number of visitors. The Belarusian stand had a great success among exhibitors and visitors.”
 
Lajkó Ferenc, Deputy CEO, Waberer’s, Hungary
“The quality of the visitors is better than last time. For us, transport logistic is the main exhibition. Despite the crisis, we decided to invest and we see transport logistic as an investment.”
 
Virginia Gil, General Manager, Logistic Platform Aquitaine-Euskadi, Spain
"Despite the complicated economic environment, it is quite clear that transport logistic is continuing to be the number one DER European meeting place for our sector."
 
Igor Hribar M. Sc., Director of Freight Transport, Slovenske železnice, Slovenia
"Despite the crisis the entire industry has gathered together here. That has opened up an opportunity to us to engage in many high-calibre discussions. In Europe there is no alternative to transport logistic – this trade fair in Munich is the number one."
 
Birgit Kastner-Simon, Division Manager Corporate Marketing, Dachser, Germany
"Once again transport logistic has proven to be a real highlight for the sector and the forwarding business. Particularly in times like these, the importance of such a wide-ranging communication platform increases enormously. Very good contacts, lots of new leads and lots of valuable information – those were our findings at the fair." 
 
Michael Kerkloh, CEO, Munich Airport, Germany
"transport logistic is very important for us, not least because it takes place in Munich. The entire sector looks towards Munich for these few days. And here at this forum we can meet up in one place with all our partners, experience the latest trends and the mood – and that is not so bad at all!"
 
Claus Korfmacher, Press Spokesman, Deutsche Post DHL, Germany
"We had lots of customers at our stand and we are very happy with the way the fair went. For us transport logistic was the perfect platform for putting on a comprehensive overview of our wide range of contract logistics from sea and air freight through to our parcel service. Also we were able here to convince many customers that green logistics not only helps the environment, it also can very much reduce their costs."
 
Michael Kubenz, President, Deutscher Speditions- und Logistikverband (DSLV), Germany
"transport logistic 2009 is giving us real encouragement. It is sending valuable signals and providing impetus for the future of our industry."
 
Dieter Lange, Sales Manager Benelux & DACH Enterprise, Navteq, Netherlands
"For us transport logistic went very well, we made some excellent contacts; the trade audience came from all over Europe. We use transport logistic as an information platform, to find out what is happening on the market."
 
Reginald Lee, President, International Tank Container Organization (ITCO), Belgium
“ITCO has found that this logistics show is the best way of presenting the tank container industry to the growing market of users.”
 
Christian Marnetté, Deputy Member of Sales & Marketing Management, Kühne + Nagel, Germany
"We achieved a new contacts record and the quality of visitors was very high. In our company transport logistic gets the attention of the top management – every day there are managing directors here at the stand."
 
Ram Menen, Divisional Senior Vice President Cargo, Emirates Airline, UAE
“transport logistic 2009/Air Cargo Europe 2009 is among the best-known intermodal cargo conferences and exhibitions in Europe. For Emirates SkyCargo, the show is an excellent meeting point for customers, shippers, freight forwarders and service providers from many of our key markets and a place to discuss innovative air cargo products and solutions. The show is an important business platform for us, particularly during these testing times."
 
Professor Dr Uwe Clausen, Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics, Germany
"Our expectations of transport logistic were more than fulfilled. The forums gave the sector not just information, but also valuable impetus. Green logistics, for example, has now been grasped as a real challenge."
 
Professor Friedrich Macher, Board Spokesman, Rail Cargo Austria, Austria
"For Rail Cargo Austria transport logistic is one of the most important trade fairs. Nowhere else can we meet as many partners and customers as here in Munich."
 
Professor Wang Derong, Vice Executive President, China Communications & Transportation Association (CCTA), China
“transport logistic 2009 was a completely successful show with a high level of participation by worldwide companies, covering all fields of the transport and logistic industry. It is not only an exhibition, more and more it is becoming a business communication platform for the companies to discuss and exchange ideas.”
 
Enno Osinga, Senior Vice President Cargo, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands
“The conference program generated energy in the industry and provided a strong multimodal platform for the future.”
 
Snijezana Papes, Head of Marketing, Port of Rijeka Authority, Croatia
“transport logistic offered us the perfect platform to present the transport possibilities of Croatia as the intermodal hub for central Europe. We are very satisfied and met a great number of professionals in the maritime, transport and logistics business.”
 
Karl Michael Probst, Managing Director, Bundesverband öffentlicher Binnenhäfen e.V., Germany
"After all the fears we had about the present situation, we have been shown otherwise at transport logistic. The sector is clearly thinking ahead to the time after the crisis, and so there was considerable interest at our stand. For us this event is still very important and a must."
 
Klemens Rethmann, Chairman, Rhenus Logistic, Germany
"We really enjoyed the time at transport logistic because for a change, we heard nothing about the crisis here. The trade fair is a great platform for intensifying contacts, forging new ones and getting to know new customers. And very productive business can result from that. This is also the place where you can meet competitors and international customers from all over the world."
 
Monika Ribar, President, Panalpina Welttransport, Germany
"The location of Germany is a strong country for logistics in Europe. transport logistic goes beyond that – it crosses all borders. That is especially important for the sector and it is what makes the fair what it is."
 
Riccardo Riccardi, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Energy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Italy
"transport logistic offered us an outstanding platform for raising the profile of our new cooperation between the ports in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the two ports of Koper and Rijeka."
 
Bernhard Rottenbücher, Managing Director, Knapp Systems, Germany
"The number and quality of the contacts we had at transport logistic 2009 exceeded our expectations and was clearly above the level of two years ago."
 
Thomas Schmidt, Managing Director, TomTom Work, Germany
"When you compare trade fairs internationally, transport logistic went amazingly well. Given the present economic situation, it really did exceed our expectations. The visitors to our stand were of a very high quality, we had very good talks and paved the way for some new business."
 
Roman Sklenář, Head of Unit Rolling Stock Service Division, ZSSK Cargo, Slovak Republic
“It is a real pleasure to be here at transport logistic. We had a very professional audience and made lots of contacts. It is very important for us to present our company here; it is one of our main marketing activities."
 
Dr Johannes Söllner, Managing Director, Geis Group, Germany
"In this year of economic crisis transport logistic has shown that it is one of the most important international trade fairs for transport and logistics. For the Geis Group, too, transport logistic 2009 was most successful thanks to the high number and visitors here and the professional-level talks we had."
 
Klaus Tersteegen, Director, Management Board Member, SSI Schäfer, Germany
"In this current situation transport logistic is an important barometer of the mood in the sector; and it is indicating that the sentiment overall is upbeat. We had a large number of high-quality, good contacts and specific inquiries about new business."
 
Wolfgang Tiefensee, Minister of Transport, Germany
"The tremendous interest in this year´s transport logistic is a positive signal for the entire sector. A very clear impetus is coming from this event and this place – and that is just what we need."
 
Branko Tomasic, Vice President Development, Miklavja LC d.o.o., Croatia
“This is our first time in Munich. We are very pleased with the business opportunities we experienced here and we are looking forward to the next exhibition in 2011.”
 
Willem van de Velde, Project Manager, Flanders Investment and Trade, Belgium
“After three participations with a growing number of companies we are convinced that transport logistic is the ideal platform for sensing what is goes on in the sector, for establishing new contacts and consolidating a knowledge network.”
 
Dmitry Zajchikov, Key Accounts Manager, Aeroflot Cargo, Russia
“The business environment here at transport logistic is perfect. The visitors are industry professionals, so a dialogue can easily be set up.”