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
ITJ 47-48/2021
Dear readers,The ball will be rolling at the football World Cup in Qatar a year from now. Switzerland has qualified and can already start planning its trip. The logistics of the venture also have to be mastered. And then there’s this virus and all the vagaries it brings with... more
45-46/2021
Dear readers,The fact that the transport and logistics industry is extremely important for every company and every consumer worldwide, but nevertheless lives almost as a wallflower in the public perception, is an almost prehistoric lament uttered by the sector’s representatives... more
43-44/2021
Dear readers, When will business be on a roll again? A dearth of drivers and semi-conductors has grave ramifications for the automobile industry and its supply chains, a fact that has reached the mainstream media too. But did you know that the scarcity of a soft raw material... more