47-48/2019 From the Mediterranean across the Atlantic 
Over the past months the Italian Peninsula has created fat political headlines – which sometimes drowned out the good news concerning economic progress. Railfreight operations, for example, is one of the foci of investment for the state-owned rail enterprise Ferrovie... more
45-46/2019
Over the past few years, Turkey has invested extensively and massively in its logistics infrastructure. Now this effort is bearing fruit. Many a company from Asia and Europe has set up a hub for goods flows in the country of late, enabling the local transport and logistics... more
43-44/2019 Plants in place of numbers
Who would have thought that climate could ever steal digitalisation’s show? Now it’s happening, not only on the big political stage, but also in our modest industry. It was to be expected that the reduction of the maximum sulphur content allowed in heavy fuel oil used as... more
41-42/2019 Hold on to your hats!
The beginning of autumn also sees the start of the transport and logistics industry’s conference season. Early in October the global forwarders’ fraternity met up for Fiata’s World Congress in Cape Town; temperatures hovering around the 20°C mark will be sure to create a... more
39-40/2019 The star of Africa
The general coverage of Africa, a continent of many facets, has become more subdued again of late. Wrongly so, I believe, because there’s more to hear about Africa than the much-talked-about potential of its many middle-class consumers and their growing purchasing... more
36-38/2019
I hope you’re relaxed and rejuvenated after your summer holidays. You may not have been able to cut all ties to everyday business in your leisure time – even if it was only to solve the cryptic crossword in our anniversary issue 27-30. You’ll find the solution and prize... more
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