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At the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing in 2017, PRC Chairman Xi Jinping proposed an initiative to support the liberalization of Chinese trade: a global exhibition for “import only” goods and services.

As confirmed by numerous studies, direct conversations and face-to-face meetings are the most effective way to establish lasting business relationships. Trade fairs offer some of the best opportunities to have such meetings.

The amount of goods transported via the New Silk Road is constantly growing. Recently, the popularity of the China-EU route has been skyrocketing, particularly when it comes to intermodal transport.

On October 26, 2018, the Spanish capital of Madrid hosted the famous WConnecta conference.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." It’s a proverb that is true not only for Italy, and not just for travelers.

Historically, sea freight shipping was a key driver of the development of international commerce. Shipping goods by sea is still popular nowadays due to low costs, high vessel load capacities, and minimal restrictions on vessel carrying capacities.

In working with staff, it is especially important to strive to improve their work, because the success of the whole business depends on them. HR specialists from transport and logistics provider AsstrA are committed to this principle shared by industry experts.

Every year, China hosts hundreds of events dedicated to logistics, SCM, and transport-related infrastructure. These events focus on both domestic issues and large-scale international cooperation, including the implementation of the Chinese government’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Autumn in Southern France was marked by beautiful weather and a warm networking mood. Coastal Marseille once again hosted guests and participants of Top Transport Europe, which took place on 17 and 18 October in the Palais du Pharo. Experts from the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG participated in the event, which brought together suppliers of transport and logistics services and their potential Clients.

How can you be confident that a company’s services will be top-quality? How can you ensure that a company considers the interests of both customers and partners – and is environmentally conscious in the process? How can you know what sets one third party logistic (3PL) provider’s services apart from those of the other tens of thousands operating around the world today?

On October 12, 2018, representatives of maritime businesses all along the Polish coast gathered for the 20th Duck Meeting in Gdynia. Experts from the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG international transportation and logistics corporate group took part in this strategic conference.

4,000 kilometers, 84 tons of cargo, 5 types of vehicles, 50 days of transit time. AsstrA completed another international oversize cargo transportation project.

In the first ten months of 2018, AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG had 19% more orders from the chemical industry than in 2017, with total turnover for 2018 so far amounting to 23 million euros.