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Published on 2024-04-12 02:45:00
The third edition of the International Transport, Logistics and Handling Exhibition opened its doors yesterday. It unveils the latest innovations in these sectors.
Yesterday, the International Exhibition dedicated to these sectors (SITLM), now in its third edition, opened its doors at the Forello exhibition center in Tanjombato. With over a hundred stands, a myriad of offerings are on display for consumers. Adaptation and innovation are the key words. This ranges from offers for geolocation, parcel delivery, and transport. Exhibitors are showing ingenuity to cope with this almost inevitable “mutation” in the sector.
This is the case of the Conventional Goods Handling Company (SMMC). The company has become a port authority. Tsirenge Niriko Rosalien, CEO of SMMC, states that the company carries out its activities keeping in mind the rapid evolution of the transport sector. “Technology and port evolution are developing at an exponential rate, we must be able to adapt with the same flexibility. Thus, some changes have been made within the company. We are no longer limited to handling conventional goods, the company also manages ports in certain areas of the island,” he says.
Maritime transport is developing rapidly. Yet, very few professionals in the sector offer this solution, even though with its five thousand kilometers of coastline and a vast river network, the island could play its cards in this field. Land transportation constitutes the largest part of traffic at the national level. According to statistics, it accounts for over 80% of traffic, with 90% of this ratio consisting of passenger transport, according to the latest available figures.
For the Ministry of Transport, the objective is to develop this industry to generate more profitability. Connectivity, mobility, and security are the key words. However, the dilapidated road infrastructure hinders the exploitation of the economic potential of road transport. The solution lies in the expansion and establishment of new road infrastructures. “We will urge transport associations to use new vehicles. The country also plans to expand road infrastructure in major cities to decongest them and make urban traffic more profitable,” said Valéry Ramonjavelo, Minister of Transport and Meteorology, during the opening of the exhibition yesterday. The government believes that the transport industry can serve as a lever for development.
Itamara Randriamamonjy
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