"Our customers need to start making detailed plans for transport logistic now and need planning certainty. The ongoing dynamic infection situation and the resulting travel restrictions make it impossible to successfully hold transport logistic at the beginning of May," explains Stefan Rummel, Managing Director of Messe München. "For this reason, we have decided to cancel transport logistic 2021 on the recommendation of and in consultation with the Exhibitor Advisory Board."

transport logistic is now enabling exchange and knowledge transfer with an online conference at the original trade fair date from May 4 to 6 - a bridge to the other events in the transport logistic network in September in San Francisco, in November in Istanbul, in February 2022 in Mumbai, in June 2022 in Shanghai and in February 2023 in Johannesburg. "transport logistic remains the most important hub for B2B networking in the global logistics industry," confirms Rummel. "The new digital formats and their further development will continue to enrich our trade fairs in the future and make networking more efficient and better than ever."

Despite the current decision, it is important for the numerous companies and associations represented on the Exhibitor Advisory Board of transport logistic to emphasize the importance of the trade fair for their business success. Birgit Kastner-Simon, member of the Exhibitor Advisory Board and Director Corporate Marketing at DACHSER, explains: "The need to exchange ideas with international partners and customers is greater than ever, especially in these challenging times. In normal times, transport logistic would be the best platform for this. We will make the best possible use of the upcoming events in the transport logistic network - so that we can come together again in Munich in 2023 at the latest and make the international logistics industry get-together a complete success once again."

The next transport logistic as a physical trade fair will take place from May 9 to 12, 2023.