23-26/2015 Less is more! 
Summertime is holiday time. However, vacations do not have necessarily have to be measured out as generously as they are in France, for example, to be a thoroughly refreshing experience. Some employees in Europe’s second-most-industrialised country (after Germany) can enjoy... more
21-22/2015 The net and you!
Digitalisiation would appear to have reached its apex. What on earth?, may be your surprised retort. Now, when Google and PayPal have just acquired banking licences?, you might interject. Today, when data glasses for drivers would appear to be on the verge of making the... more
19-20/2015 To your health!
The transport and logistics solutions required to get the «liquid bulk cargo» of beer to consumers is one story that does not receive much coverage from us. At trade fairs such as the one that has just finished in Bavaria (a beer bastion if ever there was one), or the... more
17-18/2015 Spring is in the air
Seven years ago the beautiful Princess Economy pricked herself on a spindle and fell into a deep sleep. To this day she remains dormant in the highest room of the Tower of Debt, and the servants are wandering through the halls desperately seeking the prince consort of equally... more
15-16/2015 Ready to listen
Titles are a wonderful thing. They give people a position and importance; make them feel useful; make them predictable; and occasionally even fill the disquieting space under the name on a business card. And let’s face it: deputy facility manager really does sound better than... more
13-14/2015 France, its fairs, its models
France is fascinating – and France is polarised. The political extremes that are in the thick of the action in the time between the two rounds of local elections are analysed by my colleague Jutta Iten on page 27. I’d first like to turn to one end of the spectrum; to... more
11-12/2015 The party’s over
The nigh-on 3,000 delegates of the National People’s Congress, China’s legislative assembly, have met in session every year since 1954. They discuss the state of the country, pass laws and the budget, and even change the constitution, if necessary – even though the important... more
09-10/2015 Around the world in 70 days
Asia is one of the regions we focus on in this issue, which is highly appropriate in the light of the fact that the Chinese new year began on 19 February this year. Asean, formed by the ten countries Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,... more
07-08/2015 Who's afraid of deflation?
It is particularly important for our industry, both in Japan as well as in Switzerland, that each country is dependent on a strong export sector. Companies here where the ITJ is published are unhappy about the even higher price of their goods abroad, and are afraid that their... more
05-06/2015
The logistics sector’s peak season for trade fairs and industry events has begun. I’m talking, for example, about the Swiss Shippers’ Council’s Airfreight Symposium in Interlaken, which again attracted a top-class field of participants (see page 11), or about the Breakbulk... more