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The regulation of container shipping in Europe
Jerome de Ricqles
October 29 2020
4 min

The United States makes freight transport a strategic priority

The United States has published a National Freight Strategic Plan. Far from setting one transport mode against another, it sets out a vision and objectives aimed at ensuring that the freight transport system as a whole makes the country more competitive. In September 2020, in application of the FAST...
Anne Kerriou -
October 27 2020
5 min

China-EU trade prospects compared to Transpacific trade

Ocean Freight rates have evolved rather differently during the summer on Asia-Europe and Asia-North America routes. An analysis of trade between China and Europe, followed by a comparison with US-China trade, will allow a better understanding of this trend. The Euro-Asia trade lane seems much calmer...
Ganyi Zhang
October 23 2020
6 min
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Cyber-attacks: the transport and logistics sector in the firing line

In the transport and logistics sector, the list of companies which have fallen victim to cyber-attacks in the form of "ransomwares" is sadly getting longer by the day. Companies have nevertheless made considerable progress in deal with this kind of incident. In 2017, a worldwide cyber-attack targete...
Jerome de Ricqles
October 20 2020
3 min

No rebound in road transportation prices during September

Road transportation prices on the French market rose by a meager 0.3% in September compared to August on our monthly Upply barometer. This is not enough to stem the inevitable fall in prices observed over the past year which was amplified by the Covid-19 crisis. The transportation price curve in Fra...
William Beguerie
October 15 2020
3 min

Air freight still not back to 2019 level

Demand for air freight has been rising constantly since the low point in the month of April but at a slow rate. Freight rates are tending to stabilise as the peak season approaches. The month of August confirmed the disappointing diagnosis made by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) i...
Anne Kerriou -
October 13 2020
4 min

Antwerp/New York: slight erosion of freight rates over last 3 months

Upply’s data show a slight erosion of ocean freight rates on the Antwerp/New York, despite efficient capacity control. In the Transatlantic sector, the shipping companies have traditionally deployed small capacity vessels, generally ranging from 6,000 TEU to 8,000 TEU, which enables them to manage t...
Jerome de Ricqles
October 12 2020
2 min

Driver shortage: women to the rescue

In the United States, the share of women among truck drivers increased from 3% to 11% between 2009 and 2020. Europe is far behind, with a proportion of around 2%, but also sees feminization as a way to address the shortage of drivers. In 2018, the shortage of truck drivers in the United States stood...
William Beguerie
October 08 2020
6 min

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