43-44/2018 Safety last 

Once the fourth quarter starts the economics prophets once again do the honours. Apparently the old has been rung out (not true), the new year thoroughly planned (an illusion, or said by an auditor) and ‘tina’ calls the shots – ‘there is no alternative’ to certain very urgent... more
41-42/2018 Prices on fire 

This latest issue of the ITJ focuses on Germany. The European transport and logistics industry heavyweight is also the old and new logistics world champion, thanks amongst other things to robust domestic demand and strong exports. The industry’s major national meeting, the... more
39-40/2018 From pole to pole 

This issue of the ITJ once again draws an arc from Asia across to the Americas. The two poles thereof are the Fiata World Congress 2018 in New Delhi at one end, which is being staged in the Indian capital from 26 – 29 September, and the Breakbulk Americas 2018 trade fair... more
37-38/2018 Europe’s Homework 

When the World Bank published the Logistics Performance Index 2018 (LPI) in August, the satisfaction in Europe was particularly noticeable. The continent, which could come under extreme pressure in the show of strength between China and the United States according to numerous... more
35-36/2018 Refreshed and ready! 

Well who would’ve thought! The EU’s top ice cream manufacturer in 2017 was Germany, which made 517 million l. Most people’s expected leader – Italy – came second with 511 million l, with France and its 466 million l and Spain and its... more
31-34/2018 

What Germany failed to do at the football World Cup recently, the country achieved in logistics instead – it defended its title as world champion. The overall significance of the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) may be controversial, but the transparent global... more
27-30 2018 

Building bridges between nations is frequently at the top of the international agenda – especially so these days, during the football World Cup. This is well-trodden ground for us logisticians, of course. In the best of times it has often been our role – as well as that of... more
23-26/2018 

The action has finally started at the football World Cup in Russia. This year’s biggest sporting event was preceded by substantial investment in national infrastructure, an effort which also called on the transport sector’s contribution. The economic stimulus that the World Cup... more
21-22/2018 

The delicate buds of spring growing all around us these days are not the only new blossoms May has wrought. The Breakbulk Europe heavylift and project cargo trade fair, being staged for the 13th time at the end of this month, is taking place in Bremen (instead of Antwerp) for... more