International Forum and Exhibition on Transport

Location: Damascus, Syria Dates: 27-30/07/2005     Key Documents: Programme (631Kb)

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Summary:

The participants in the first International Forum and Exhibition on Transport organised by the Arab Expo Co. under the patronage of the Ministry of Transport met on 27-30 July 2005, in Damascus, Syria, in order to exchange views about the recent evolutions in the Arab transport sector and the prospects for developing the transport networks and systems in Syria and the Middle East.

The forum brought together representatives from various regional and international transport organisations and from many transport stakeholders in Syria and the Arab world. One specific aim of the event was to capitalise on Syria’s distinctive geographical location to gain further insight into proposed investment projects and take note of the requirements of the transport industry in terms of activating and promoting investments in the sector.

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Multimodal Transport and its Role in Developing International Commerce (471Kb)
Abdullah Hasan Ibrahim Wahdan, Director, National Transport Academy

Railways and Dry Harbours in Activating Multimodal Transport in the Arab World(1.22Mb)
Hatem Mahmoud Al Kady, Director of Arab Union for Maritime Chambers

Monorail Project (582Kb)
Moussa Al Shaa'r, Deputy Minister for Transport, Syria

International Quality Standards in Transport (379Kb)
Bassam Mohamed, Member of Ministry Consulting Council, Syria

National Applied Research Centre Projects in the Field of Transport in Syria (128Kb)
Yarob Badr, Member of Ministry Consulting Council, Syria

National Transport Academy in Egypt (Targets and Activities) (970Kb)
Abdullah Hasan Ibrahim Wahdan, Director, National Transport Academy

Arab Academy of Science and Technology (Targets and Activities) (597Kb)
Mohamed Ismael Abd Lattif, Director of the Academy's Lattakia branch

Geographic Location of Syria and its Importance in International Transport (1.33Mb)
Yarob Badr, Member of Ministry Consulting Council, Syria

Le projet Euromed Transport et son influence sur les transports en Syrie (2,2Mb)
Ralf Kaltheier, directeur de projet, contrat principal du projet Euromed Transport

Institutional and Sector Modernisation Facility ISMF (401Kb)
Graham Walker, Expert

Transport Strategy in Syria (2000-2020) (630Mb)
Yarob Badr, Member of Ministry Consulting Council, Syria

Arabic Air Transport and Relevant Future Projects (1.53Mb)
Yaser Wehbeh, Director of Technical Affairs & Facilities, Arab Union for Air Transport