The 18th China (Shenzhen) International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair (hereinafter referred to as the "CILF2024"), was successfully held in Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian District) on September 23-25, 2024. During the exhibition, more than 2,000 exhibitors from 51 countries and regions and 270,000 professional visitors gathered from all over the world. With the exhibition area of 100,000+ square meters, the theme of “Discovering New Opportunities, Building New Industry Chain Clusters” was fully interpreted. The exhibition once again achieved new highs in exhibitor coverage and visitor numbers, demonstrating its leading position in the global logistics and supply chain field.
With the logistics market size ranking first in the world for many consecutive years, the strong growth of China's logistics industry has not only attracted the world's attention, but also promoted the innovation and development of the entire industry. In this context, the 18th CILF achieved significant growth in scale and brought remarkable energy to the logistics sector, with a notable 38% of exhibitors participating for the first time. At the same time, the coverage of domestic and oversea exhibitors also set a new record. Oversea exhibitors cover Europe, North America, ASEAN, the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, among which Hungary, Lebanon and Kyrgyzstan participated for the first time; domestic exhibitors are spread across 26 provinces and cities, especially in East China (Shanghai, Shandong Province, Zhejiang Province) and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the number of exhibitors has increased significantly.
Thailand Expo: Reshape the future of global smart supply chain and open up new opportunities for enterprises going overseas
In the wave of global supply chain restructuring, going overseas has become the core strategy for enterprises to explore new growth poles and expand the international market. Therefore, the "Cross-border E-commerce Industry Fair Asia(Thailand) " (referred to as Thailand Expo), hosted by the overseas institution of Shenzhen Logistics and Supply Chain Management Association as UNIEX EXHIBITION PTE. LTD. (Singapore), the American Supply Chain Association (USA) and the Eurasian Supply Chain Association (Netherlands), was grandly launched at the "CILF: The Aircraft Carrier for Chinese Companies Going Overseas - A Guide to Developing Business in Thailand Forum”, and extended a warm invitation to the world.
Fourteen exhibition areas, all-round and multi-angle interpretation of exhibition theme
The CILF2024, with an exhibition area of 100,000 square meters, fully displayed the new developments of "Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Ports & Shipping, International Express and Air Cargo, Road and Rail Transport, Special Transportation, International Exhibition/National Pavilion, Cross-border E-commerce Logistics & Overseas Warehouses, Logistics Equipment & Intelligent Warehousing, Logistics Information Technology & Software, Logistics Packaging, New Energy Vehicles & Power Battery, Logistics Real Estate & Warehousing Parks, Robots/Unmanned Vehicles, International Low-altitude Economy & Low-altitude Logistics", becoming an "aircraft carrier" to promote international exchanges and cooperation, gain insight into the future direction of the industry, share "going overseas opportunities", and connect the global market.
Multiple concurrent trade events provide guidance for future breakthroughs
More than 70 important concurrent forums and matchmaking meetings were held during the three-day exhibition period, focusing on key topics in many sub-sectors such as international port chains, green logistics, smart logistics, digital logistics, air cargo, CR express, manufacturing linkage, cross-border e-commerce logistics, and special transportation, providing more innovative and optimized ideas for the transformation and upgrading of the industry.
The three-day CILF2024 was successfully held. The 19th China (Shenzhen) International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair (CILF2025) will be held in Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian District) on September 24-26 of 2025. Let's look forward to the CILF2025 to witness the high-quality sustainable development of the logistics and supply chain industry!
