ITJ 19-20/2022 
Dear readers,Will the Transport Logistic China trade fair, which includes Air Cargo China, take place in mid-June – or fall prey to Covid-19 for the second time in succession? Everyday life’s a big struggle for many people in the event’s home town of Shanghai today, as well as... more
ITJ 17-18/2022
Dear readers,Peace is best attained by preparing for war – not a maxim that’s limited to the political-military context. Logistics, which as a concept originates precisely from the military field, has no choice but to function according to the same principle – at least since the... more
ITJ 15-16/2022
Dear readers,Peace is best attained by preparing for war – not a maxim that’s limited to the political-military context. Logistics, which as a concept originates precisely from the military field, has no choice but to function according to the same principle – at least since the... more
ITJ 13-14/2022
Dear readers,The fact that my first long-distance trip of the year took me to exactly the same place as my last trip before the outbreak of Covid-19 is but a quirk of this era. I’ve shared my impressions of the 16th Air Cargo Americas industry meeting held in Miami recently on... more
ITJ 11-12/2022
Dear readers,Everyone agrees that the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February ignited a new era. Who would have thought that the technical term logistics, which originated in military parlance, would return to its origins in this way?The European conflict in Ukraine is... more
ITJ 9-10/2022
Dear readers,Perhaps you’ve already noticed – with effect from 2.2.2022, our publishing group, which runs business activities in Switzerland, Austria and Germany, will no longer trade under the name Swiss Professional Media, but will now be known as the MedTriX Group.What does... more
ITJ 5-8/2022
Dear readers, Aristotle Onassis coined the phrase – probably not only because of Jackie Kennedy Onassis – that you shouldn’t chase money, but go and meet it. The Greek shipping magnate knew what he was talking about. His words resonate for subsequent generations of investors... more
ITJ 1-4/2022
Dear readers, I hope you’ve recovered well since last year – or should I say from last year? Perhaps you were perked up a little by a nice Christmas present – packed in recyclable material of course... (Most) plastic bags have been banned from German shops since the... more
ITJ 49-52/2021
Dear readers, It used to be possible to say everything about the past year and a lot about the new one on the Feast of Saint Nicholas, the day this editorial was written. Today that’s no longer really the case – but I’ll give it a try anyway. Hesitation triggered by the return... more