STORY: SIL int'l trade fair reflects post-pandemic recovery of global logistics sector: organizers
DATELINE: June 10, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:47
LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the trade fair
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): PERE NAVARRO, President of SIL
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): SANTIAGO GARCIA-MILA, Subdirector General of Port de Barcelona
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): JAVIER MO VIDAL NIEBLA, Corporate Affairs Director at Hutchison Ports BEST

STORYLINE:

The SIL international trade fair, one of the world's largest fairs for logistics, transport, intralogistics, and supply chain, concluded in Barcelona, Spain Friday.

Organizers said it reflected the post-pandemic recovery of the global logistics sector.
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): PERE NAVARRO, President of SIL
"At this fair, we want to stake a claim for logistics, because if anything has worked well in the world in these past few years of pandemic and difficulties, it is logistics. Everything arrived where and when it was needed."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): SANTIAGO GARCIA-MILA, Subdirector General of Port de Barcelona
"Goods traffic has recovered and started to surpass pre-pandemic levels. It depends on the type of traffic but in general, I believe the recovery is total and absolute and we have entered a new and varied era of logistics."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): JAVIER MO VIDAL NIEBLA, Corporate Affairs Director at Hutchison Ports BEST
"Now it's a good moment for logistics. Since the pandemic, we have maintained well. And right now, we're returning to the levels of the pre-pandemic years, with fast and sustained growth."

The three-day event featured some 650 logistics companies, of which about 40 percent were international.

Exhibitors presented some 150 innovations and technological solutions at the fair.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Barcelona, Spain.
(XHTV)