ITJ 15-16/2024 
Dear readers,One day before the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, just outside Moscow proper, on 22 March, the 28th TransRussia trade fair came to an end at the same venue. Previously the ITJ used to mark the occasion of the trade fair by publishing a... more
ITJ 13-14/2024
Dear readers,The leading French logistics trade fair Sitl is upon us again, with this year’s edition scheduled for 19 – 21 March in Paris. It is being held under the motto “the paths of change” and has reserved no less than 3,000 m2 of its exhibition space to illustrate the... more
ITJ / ITZ / JTI 11-12/2024
Dear readers,Global travel restrictions are little more than a (bad) memory. Colleagues who specialise in airfreight are busy packing their bags for a trip to Hong Kong, where the Iata World Cargo Symposium will take place from 12-14 March. Late in June Air Cargo China is... more
ITJ 9-10/2024
Dear readers,If you want to circulate goods between continents, you usually have two options – sea or air (see page 14). But when it comes to gold and banknotes, medical and pharmaceutical products, and perishable goods, then there’s usually no alternative to airfreight.You’ll... more
ITJ 5-8/2024
Dear readers,We all have numerous key events marked in our diaries throughout the business year, and they even rule our timetable between these highlights. But if we leave aside the annual meetings, trips, trade fairs and conferences for a moment, then we come to a field that... more
ITJ 1-4/2024
Dear readers,Decisions were made at ballot boxes in Taiwan and Iowa (USA) in the course of the first month of this year that will resonate throughout the rest of 2024 – a year in which more than half of the world’s population will be called upon to cast their vote. The more – or... more
ITJ 49-52/2023
Dear readers,The dystopian predictions for the coming year are hard to beat – so 2024 can only exceed expectations... Maybe even be in the positive sense!Hope is warranted, however, because there are plenty of good stories to tell set away from the hustle and bustle of everyday... more
ITJ 47-48/2023
Dear readers,The perception that the world is increasingly disintegrating into ever-more disparate pieces is only half the truth. The opposite impression can be also gained at some international events these days – as was the case at this year’s World Ports Conference, which... more
ITJ 45-46/2023
Dear readers, It doesn’t always have to be a global initiative, such as the European Union’s ‘Global Gateway’. You can often find good things on the doorstep of your own office, as with our industry’s ‘Logistics Cluster for the Basel Region’. The private-public partnership... more
ITJ 43-44 / 2023
Dear readers, ‘All aboard for Singapore’ is the watchword for those of us working in the airfreight sector, as Messe München is hosting its first air cargo industry event focused on Southeast Asia there, from 1 – 3 November. From there we’ll speed on to Miami, where the... more