31-35/2019
Vehicles, machine parts, textiles – they all rank amongst Turkey’s largest export sectors. The country, which is becoming an ever more important manufacturing centre, is continuing to invest in its logistics infrastructure, as our Special shows (from page 20). The... more
27-30/2019 To many more years!
I have to admit that the 80 years since the first edition of the ITJ came hot of the presses in Basel on 15 July 1939 makes me a little dizzy. Of course, I’m also proud of the manner it which the ITJ has wended its way onto the desks of our industry’s movers... more
23-26/2019 Invigorating exchange
The Munich exhibition grounds witnessed a rather impressive array of industry players strutting their stuff at the beginning of June. The Transport Logistic trade fair attracted more than 2,300 exhibitors and around 64,000 visitors, thus once again confirming that... more
21-22/2019 Looking inside
The key word of the day is transparency, echoing in every mode of transport, across every region and through every topical issue. Whether it’s about digital connections between carriers and service providers, calculating emissions, working out how much to invest, cooperation... more
19-20/2019
The three Maghreb states of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia between form a region that is larger than Argentina and has more inhabitants than Germany. It thus goes without saying that the Maghreb needs a high-performance logistics industry. Our Special in this issue shine a... more
17-18/2019
The highly-anticipated first quarter of 2019 has passed and we now know – not a great deal more... The cooling down of the global economy – observed from all sectors – has so far only had a partial impact on the volumes of goods transported. Many analysts believe... more
15-16/2019 Trading nevertheless!
Better than nothing, anyway! The Russian economics ministry expects the country’s gross domestic product to grow by around 1.3% in 2019, with the prediction based on a moderate oil price – the raw material is still an important backbone of the country’s foreign trade. The... more
13-14/2019 Performance and pain!
It seems as if psychology has made it from the stock exchange’s trading floor to the real economy. The word of the month is restraint. Projects are postponed, investments put back, existing capacities stretched to their limits. Expansion is simply deemed too risky, due to... more
11-12/2019 A trio ruled by different influences
Spring is in the air – which means that it is time for major corporations to present their annual figures for the last business year. In this issue we take a closer look at the figures of the major logistics corporations based in Switzerland. We know them well –... more
09-10/2019 Blooming and wilting aviation
Germany cultivated a mere 323 ha of roses in 2017, which corresponds to 450 football pitches – on which the German team didn’t exactly cut a cavalier figure at the football World Cup in Russia last year either. So lovers in Germany as well as in the rest of Europe,... more