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
05-06/2014 Where are we headed?
I hope the new year has started well for you, both in the personal and professional spheres! 2014 is still so new that we have to remain cautious about defining the trends that will characterise it. But we can already see that overcapacities in the airfreight industry may well... more
01-04/2014 Happy New Year!
The dawn of a new year is often the time for some fortune-telling. Analysts, market researchers, logistics industry experts (including those who put themselves on that pedestal) write predictions that compete for space in the media. Some writers assume that 2014 will bestow an... more
49-52/2013 From better to good!
This issue brings an action-packed year to an end for us. Let’s be honest – it was a transition year. The general situation for logisticians and transport operators only improved marginally and the economy’s great fly wheel continues to run well below its optimum speed. So what... more
47-48/2013 Ports in the limelight
2013 is slowly coming to a close, prompting me to have a first look back at the year that has passed and to take provisional stock of what has transpired. It wasn’t a dull year for our industry, that’s for sure! The fact that the volume of goods handled on most routes has not... more
45-46/2013 All’s well that ends well?
The end of the year is already nighing again, and there is a lot that needs to be done. That’s definitely a good thing! Iata has ascertained a rising trend for the airfreight industry in the past few months. The association’s figures, published on 30 October, show that the cargo... more