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
ITJ 41-42/2023 – Robots as friends
Dear readers,I recently learnt a new word – cyber-socio-physical system. Yes, it does indeed belong right in the middle of the world of logistics. It addresses the question of bringing together all the elements – people, physical logistics, digitalisation – of a system, as... more
ITJ 39-40/2023
Dear readers,Allow me to put it this way. It only took the Western community of states a decade to react to the New Silk Road developed by the People’s Republic of China from 2013 onwards. Instead of one, there will now apparently be two intercontinental trade, transport and... more
ITJ 31-35/2023
Dear readers,Are you also in something of a mixed mood? The long boom was followed by a rather hard landing in many segments of the economy in the second quarter of this year. Now the second half of 2023 is looming – with even more pessimistic forecasts.Maersk expects global... more
ITJ 27-30/2023 – Leaving the worst behind us?
Dear readers,Summer has long begun in our latitudes, and perhaps you too will soon be boarding a plane for your annual holiday. So even in your free time you’ll contribute to aviation finally overcoming its pandemic-related low. In any case, I recently sensed great expectations... more
ITJ 23-26/2023 – Busy bees make honey – with a sting in the...
Dear readers,We like to think in images that nicely illustrate facts for us. At this year’s Spedlogswiss annual general assembly in Lucerne early in June, Martin Bütikofer, the director of the renowned Swiss Museum of Transport, presented us with one such beautiful metaphor. He... more
ITJ 21-22/2023 – Back to normal
Dear readers,After the fair is before the fair. Breakbulk Europe in Rotterdam is scheduled just a few weeks after the end of Transport Logistic and Air Cargo Europe in Munich – which means that this issue is accompanied by a hefty Heavylift / Breakbulk Special supplement, which... more