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
19-20/2018
This issue of the ITJ doesn’t exactly cover every corner of the globe – but from a geographic point of view it nevertheless connects the dots in very extensive parts of the world. Our two ITJ Specials – focusing on the Maghreb region and on Iran / Central Asia / the Far East –... more
17-18/2018
There’s a thing about innovation, isn’t there? What frequently makes it simply brilliant, is the fact that it is often brilliantly simple – at least in theory. Practical implementation, however, sometimes turns out to be extremely complicated. Here’s just one example. In... more
15-16/2018
Spring is in the air – and slowly but surely we’re beginning to feel it ever more clearly, here in Central Europe. Whilst the plants are only sprouting hesitantly for a start, the same cannot be said of the major container shipping lines. The French shipping line CMA CGM is... more
13-14/2018
My, doesn’t one year sometimes feel just like another? In the run up to Christmas 2017, five quarters after steady growth in volumes had set in, the air cargo industry was very pleased with the fact that yields were returning to double-digit growth rates and making business... more
11-12/2018 May the force be with them !
For a long time, the subject was frowned upon. Today, however, you can’t spend an evening chatting pleasantly with business partners without mentioning it – politics. The reason is as simple as it is convincing. What is discussed and, more importantly, decided in the corridors... more
09-10 2018
We’re living in a golden age. This impression becomes all the stronger if we study the business results of some of the major logistics enterprises. Talk therein is of “record years”, “exceeded targets“, and “strong performances”. A similarly euphoric mood was last observed ten... more
07-08/2018
There’s currently that certain something in the air, isn’t there? It’s still a little early for spring in the northern hemisphere – so it’s rather the good results reported by the airfreight segment for 2017 that have shown that the strong developments of the last few quarters... more
