36-38/2020 
What on earth are the upsides of government measures to contain the outbreak of Covid-19? Well, airlines discovered airfreight again, for one. Previously, there were simply no main-deck capacities to be had, now parcels take passenger seats – provided they haven’t already... more
31-35/2020
In ‘normal’ years, the time when the summer holidays slowly come to an end across Europe is also the time when the logistics industry returns to speed. As we don’t really live in normal times these days, however, the situation is now rather complex. Optimism in Asia is... more
27-30/2020 Ring in the old, ring in the new
So now we can meet up with our friends and colleagues again – provided we adhere to recommendations concerning social distancing. There we are, happily chatting away about matters totally unrelated to the Covid-19 pandemic. After two or three sentences, however, we... more
23-26/2020
Slowly, very slowly, for the moment, Europe at least is returning to normality. Whilst governments and scientists fine-tune the degree of relaxation they think will be appropriate, trade and industry is attempting to re-launch business. Logistics has a key role to play in... more
21-22/2020 Bottoming out?
The first-quarter results for companies in our sector have varied considerably so far. Some of them are surprisingly good. C.H. Robinson may have lost 50% of its profits; K + N may have been hit by a drop in turnover of more than 6%; DSV Panalpina’s net profit may have fallen... more
19-20/2020
There’s no end to the repercussions from the outbreak of Covid-19! The virus hals also left its extensive mark on this isssue of the ITJ. The overall impact on global supply chains of the wide-ranging reactions to the outbreak of Covid-19 can’t be assessed in any way yet – with... more
17-18/2020
News from the international world of logistics that hasn’t been contaminated by the virus? Such a beast still exists, believe it or not! The arrival of a golden bridge recently on the largest ship ever to call at Stockholm, for example, caused quite a stir recently in the... more
15-16/2020
Welcome to aviation’s year of ‘only-freighters’! ‘Thanks’ to the outbreak of Covid-19 a new chapter was written in the history of aviation in the days just before the new timetable was implemented on the last weekend in March. In said chapter you can read about how passenger... more
13-14/2020 Video to kill the Covid star
Covid-19, aka the coronavirus, and its effects currently influence the lives of billions of people all around the globe. When this issue of the ITJ went to press, Italy had been sealed off – though the country also reported segments that were coping very well with... more
11-12/2020 Viral and virtual
These days, when anyone says virus, we think first of all of those tiny infectious biological agents that can cause disease in living beings, and not of those self-reproducing computer programmes that provoke system failure or steal personal information. Of course the... more