ITJ 01-04/2023 
Dear readers,I hereby declare war on any quiet frustration arising when looking at the forthcoming – and still long – year 2023! Yes, the problems are many and the difficulties are great – but was it any different at the beginning of 2021? Let’s look ahead and implement an... more
ITJ 49-52/2022
Dear readers,Are we witnessing a turning point in world trade? The OECD’s figures show that trade managed to return to its previous level after the global financial crisis of 2008 / 2009, but after the equally massive pandemic shock of 2020 / 2021, trade has exploded.From Q3 /... more
ITJ 47-48/2022
Dear readers,I’m sure you’ve heard the news too – there’s now 8 billion of us on our planet. And we all want and need to be supplied with the goods necessary for life, and also – and this distinguishes our species from almost every other one – with material things that (should)... more
ITJ 45-46/2022
Dear readers,The flywheel of price increases is starting to claim its first victims in the transport and logistics industry, and unfortunately they definitely also include interesting players in special niches.At the end of this golden October the state-owned Swedish railfreight... more
ITJ 43-44/2022
Dear readers,The news qualifies as a veritable public relations coup. The 2029 Asian Winter Games are going to be held in Saudi Arabia! The venue, called ‘Trojena’, is in the northwest of the kingdom where, at an altitude of 1,500 to 2,600 m above sea level, it’s supposed to be... more