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Multimodal projects involve the transportation of goods by several modes of transport. Organization and coordination of the supply chain is a complex and multi-stage process.

Creativity is the standout asset of the 21st century. The ability to combine, synthesize, and regroup existing resources to create new options is becoming indispensable when solving daily challenges.

The unprecedented year of 2020 is now in its second half. As we approach the 4th quarter, fears of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic are growing.

According to the Peter Principle: "In a hierarchical system, each person seeks to rise to the level of incompetence."

Logistics companies are increasingly looking for their own warehouses. This is associated with a desire to work without intermediaries and optimize costs.

Football, like international business, is a team sport. Both athletic team members and employees of global corporations work together to achieve results.

Transport companies have been eagerly awaiting a final decision on a new set of regulations that will fundamentally change how European transport market.

In the construction industry, argon and liquefied natural gas are used in many forms of welding.

Air transport is considered the safest means of transporting goods. When transporting high-value goods, proper security protocols, clear deadlines, and competitive rates are highly valued.

Aviation remains a profitable and capital-intensive engineering industry. From 2009 till 2019, commercial airline revenues grew by approximately 5% every year.

According to sociological surveys, people spend more than 10 years of their life at work and communicate with colleagues more often than with relatives and friends.

According to Wikipedia, professionalism is a characteristic of people who systematically, effectively, and reliably perform professional activities in a wide variety of conditions.

For sellers, the final stage of transporting a product from the port or from the railway station to the final customer is an additional effort.

Everyday life in the 21st century moves fast. Success almost always requires a basic understanding of self-organization and time management.

The first half of 2020 has become unpredictable for the global economy. The volume of foreign trade operations has decreased, and logistics schemes have been changed.

The AsstrA international corporate group has undergone many changes during its 25 years of development. Its organizational structure, its approach to work, and its information technology have all evolved.

In the highly competitive global economy, victory goes to those who best manage time, finances, and human resources.

The phrase "high fashion" causes many to think of models, catwalks, glossy magazines, and displays at famous couturiers.

Following the irreversible changes in the world and in business, staff and teams’ working arrangements have come to the center of attention of HR managers.

The beginning of the year was not favorable for the British economy, which was hit simultaneously by coronavirus restrictions and the UK’s exit from the European Union.

The “new reality” has become the driver of the e-commerce market’s rapid development. During the three months of spring this year, online sales have reached levels experts had predicted reaching in three years.

Switzerland has effectively managed the recent pandemic situation. Since mid-May, the number of new infections there has been minimized. The Swiss government has begun to gradually remove the emergency measures it imposed.

The year 2020 will go down in history as an inflection point where life – as we knew it – changed. Previously forgotten basic truths took on newfound significance.

In April 2020, China formally agreed to provide Hungary with a loan to build a railway line from Budapest to Belgrade.

The quality of services an international logistics company or transport partner provides is the result of the coordinated work. Good teamwork is an indicator of a company’s competitiveness and a key factor behind its successful development.

Whether a shipment involves electrical appliance parts from China to the EU, pharmaceuticals from Belgium to Poland, or cosmetics from the USA to Russia, warehousing services are a core component of the logistics chain for customers in almost any industry. In April 2020, AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG opened its own warehouse for customers in Poland.

Every second inhabitant of the planet uses a mobile phone. Every fifth has access to the Internet. The progressive development of telecommunications is a feature of modern society.

Air cargo transportation is associated with speed, safety, and delivery deadlines of "yesterday." Goods shipped by air usually have high costs but relatively small dimensions. However, there are exceptions.

Historically, railways have been one of the principal cargo transportation modes. After ocean transport, rail is the second most popular transport mode in terms of shipping turnover.

The AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG international corporate group is now able to provide clients with accelerated container train shipments between Moscow and Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Uzbekistan’s new leaders have removed a number of business barriers.

Strawberries in November? Tulips in the middle of winter? Growing plants in greenhouse conditions makes such encounters possible regardless of the weather outside the window.

The economy of Uzbekistan is growing at a stable pace. The country is famous for precious stones and metals, tungsten, coal, and radioactive uranium.

Metal is an integral part of the world as we know it. It’s in the electric networks, bridges, and railways around us. Every stage of the process of turning ore into metal requires special equipment including, for example, a rolling mill.

In mass markets, companies win the battle for customers by providing positive customer experiences. Business can use marketing tools to study the needs and desires of customers.

Spruce is an invariable feature of the winter holidays. The custom of decorating a coniferous tree came from Germany. As a pagan symbol of eternity, decorated spruce was the object of various rites.

To get a clear understanding of the economic situation in Central Asian countries and adequately assess your prospects for business cooperation there, you must take a number of factors into account.

On December 14, 2019, EU regulations regarding the transportation of plant-based goods and food products will change.

In May 2019, the AsstrA corporate group launched a multimodal LNG (Argon) transportation project using modernized tank containers.

Customs support is an integral part of AsstrA’s comprehensive service offerings. The company’s eight in-house customs agencies work with clients to handle all official paperwork and ensure that their shipments arrive on time with no unnecessary costs.

The AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG corporate group sums up its results for the first half of 2019.

To best support the needs of clients in the fertilizer industry, AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG formed a dedicated division called AsstrA Fertilizers Logistiics (AFL) in 2018.

Developed infrastructure is a critical component of any successful economy. The World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness report includes an efficiency index rating.

Japan is one of the world’s most economically developed countries. The basis of Japanese industry is high technology. Expensive Japanese chips and machine tools, production lines, cables and industrial robots are sold worldwide.

If the so-called hard Brexit becomes a reality, on March 29, 2019, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. In that case, the transport and logistics industry would face a great challenge.

Practically any kind of cargo can be transported via less than truckload shipping. The delivery mode minimizes transport costs by using vehicle space efficiently and ensures the safety of the goods carried.

Everyone has heard ancient tales about merchants bringing goods from distant countries. Spices from India, silk from China, and cloth from England traveled thousands of kilometers and fell into the hands of buyers only after several months. Today, in the era of high speeds and constant availability of goods, late delivery can quickly lead to a perfume falling out fashion. The efficiency of product transportation is a critical factor – especially for lines of goods that are regularly updated.

Several sectors of Turkmenistan’s economy are rapidly evolving now thanks to recent investments of around $50 billion. There are about 1,700 large construction projects underway with a total cost of more than $42 billion. That amounts to more than 32% of the country’s GDP in Q1 of 2018.

From March to August 2018, transport and logistics operator AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG transported crane parts, counterweights, crane maintenance equipment, and several self-propelled heavy and oversized cargo moving modules.

Express delivery is an innovative service and an effective logistics solution for the delivery of small cargo. Over the last 2 years, the AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG group’s partial loads delivery division has seen steady growth in demand for express freight forwarding.

AsstrA specialists visited two key conferences devoted to the development of port logistics in the Azov-Black Sea and Caspian regions.

International transportation and logistics services provider AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG systematically adds newly established business entities to its client portfolio. For example, in April of this year, an up-and-coming company from the fashion and beauty industry partnered with AsstrA.

As part of the ongoing development of its Industrial Gas Logistics Division, AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG had added 6 new Scania R400 tractors to its dedicated gas transportation fleet, which now includes 70 vehicles

In 2018, the international logistics operator targets having petrochemical product shipments account for 3% of the company’s total turnover, up from 2.2% in 2017. Plans include increasing shipment volumes in Iraq. Among AsstrA’s latest projects was the delivery of 40 tons of motor oils from Russia to Iraq for a Russian company.

It is more effective to focus on one thing at a time and get it right before moving on to other tasks. For proof, look no further than AsstrA’s successful business results.