In the words of Wolfgang Göbel, President of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), lately, the finished vehicle logistics (FVL) industry has had to endure "crisis following crisis" while facing "some of the most challenging times" ever seen in the business. Whether caused by Brexit, Covid-19 lockdowns, or war in Europe, the EU vehicle logistics sector has struggled.

Over the past few years, Australia, France, and the United Kingdom replaced the ships serving their antarctic scientific stations.

The traditional supplement to the year's second edition - the Baltic Port Map - is ready!

We're pleased to announce that the 2/23 issue is ready and - as always - packed with great reads!

The spring of 2023 has arrived after a somewhat longer winter (though fairly mild in north-central Poland). With it, too, came the start of the BTJ Trip season! At the end of April, I had the pleasure of visiting Sweden upon the invitation from the Port of Norrköping to see how they are developing to firmly shake hands with the future (coverage will come shortly). Nothing beats seeing with your own eyes what one's writing about behind the desk.

Last year, we wrote that 2022 might be a completely different animal because of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the subsequent bundle of sanctions imposed on the Kremlin regime.

Global trade is slowing as the Ukraine conflict and its consequences have replaced the pandemic as the leading drag on growth.