SEPTEMBER 2023 Ӏ NEWS
GIS oRGANISER ANTICIpATES RECoRD ATTENDANCE FoR THIS YEAR'S SHoW
Specialist tradeshow for the lifting, industrial and port handling, and heavy transport industries, GIS 2023, will take place at the Piacenza Expo exhibition centre in northern Italy between 5-7th October, 2023. The show’s organiser says the
forthcoming ninth edition of the show is set to be bigger and attract a more international audience than ever before. Across 62,000 m2 over than 400
exhibitors, specialising in equipment, components and services, will showcase their latest innovations. This will include several global product launches, the organiser says. This year, more than 13,000 visitors
from around the world are expected to visit the event. “GIS has proven a highly successful
format for many reasons,” says Fabio Potestà, director of Mediapoint & Exhibitions, the company responsible
for organising the event. “GIS is highly specialised, concentrated across just three days and has lower exhibiting costs than many other events, ensuring stand holders get a great return on their investment. And who wouldn’t want to travel to Italy for an exhibition? We have some of the best scenery, food, and hospitality in the whole world.”
GIS is capitalising on the famous warm Italian welcome with GIS by Night on Friday 6th October, an evening of music and food where exhibitors can network and socialise.
Exhibition space at GIS has now sold out but sponsorship opportunities and free visitor passes are still available. See
www.gisexpo.it for more.
ABNoRMAL TRANSpoRT REFoRM DEvELopMENTS AppEAR pRoMISING
ESTA is studying new proposals from the European Commission on improving the efficiency and environmental impact of the transport sector – including abnormal transport. They were contained in the Greening
Transport Package and revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive on road transport – 96/53/EC – unveiled by Brussels.
The wide-ranging set of documents included measures to improve and simplify the authorisation process for abnormal load transports along with action to reduce the transport sector's CO2 emissions by 90 per cent. ESTA Director Ton Klijn said, "These
are serious and detailed proposals and they merit a considered response.
18 CRANES TODAY "My first impression is there are signs
of a real commitment by the Commission to finally address the ‘red tape’ in abnormal transport permitting – but we have to be careful as this is a proposal
and it still has to pass both the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers." IRU - the International Road Transport Union of which ESTA is a member - said that the European Commission has come forward with proposals on issues that have concerned the road freight transport sector for many years. As well as the issue of permits for abnormal and heavy transport, it addresses the 44 tonnes gross vehicle weight for cross-border transports with standard vehicles [as well as any vehicle used in combined and multimodal transport]; increased weight and length derogations for zero-emission vehicles; the cross-border use of the European Modular Concept; and the alignment of loaded length for vehicle logistics.
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