27-30/2014 A journey through time 
It’s not easy to heed the oft-made call to look beyond one’s everyday horizon. The immediate challenges facing us in the logistics industry are so substantial that we (have to) remain in full thrall to our daily business duties. Nevertheless, the day inevitably comes when we... more
23-26/2014 The present and the future
Sometimes it is rather difficult to concentrate on matters in hand when we are faced with human tragedies, such as the ones taking place in Iraq, Ukraine and Nigeria today – to name just a few. But life nevertheless goes on – as banal as that may sound – and in this life it... more
21-22/2014 Don't disturb!
Have you got a minute? – I am guessing that this question will cause you some irritation. Time, even just a minute – who on earth has any spare time? No matter whether you are the chief executive officer of a large corporation, or your job is to support operational processes in... more
19-20/2014 The urge for something new
The urge to experience something new drives the world forward. An entire religion has grown up around the term innovation, and the so-called early adopters – those of us who always have all of the latest updates and the newest apps installed – are its disciples. Biology plays... more
17-18/2014
There are still several weeks to go before the football World Cup kicks off in Brazil, and yet the World Bank has reported that «Germany is world champion again» – of the logistics world. The bank’s logistics index assesses the ability of a country’s infrastructure to perform... more
15-16/2014 Tour d'horizon
At the beginning of the year I resisted the temptation to quote the massed choir of analysts and self-proclaimed prophets on this page, all of them seeking to predict the future development of our industry. All these weeks later I have now given in to the urge. Study after... more
13-14/2014 In the air and underground
Two subjects in particular kept us on our toes in the past two weeks. One of them, the way that relations between Ukraine and Russia developed, will be addressed by us in our next issue, ITJ 15-16/2014, which features our Eastern Europe Special. The other one was the hitherto... more
11-12/2014 Politics, games and business
Football fever is again taking hold around the world, as the football world cup which is to be held in Latin America, in Brazil to be precise, is just around the corner. We at the ITJ are also affected by this, first, because logistics, about which we regularly report, is also a... more
09-10/2014 Don’t lose your grasp of reality!
If we could discern the economic trend from the business conducted on the international stock exchanges, then the last twelve months would be reason for everyone to smile. Sumptuous share price rises, record highs in many trading centres and returns on investment as high as 25%... more
07-08/2014 Upstairs - Downstairs
The global freight forwarding and logistics industry is not only an important sector with a crucial role to play for the entire economy, it is also an extremely fascinating service industry, and one which frequently provides us with new and interesting insights into a diverse... more