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Air and sea freight market still favourable to carriers

International transport prices are continuing to rise in both the aviation and container shipping sectors. As the uncertainty over public health continues all over the world, the balance of power clearly does not favour shippers. The Covid-19 epidemic and the political decisions to contain the pande...
David Thebault
November 26 2020
6 min

Moderate recovery in road transportation prices in Europe in Q3

The lifting of lockdown measures generated a recovery in demand in the third quarter of 2020, with a certain tendency to catch up with normal levels. At the same time, capacity returned to the market, as such limiting the rise in prices of road freight transportation. After reaching its lowest level...
Anne Kerriou -
November 24 2020
3 min

Optimizing freight transportation: a collaborative task

Digital players are creating new opportunities to optimize freight transportation flows, which enables pertinent cooperation that will strengthen market efficiency. A pragmatic approach illustrated by the collaboration between Upply and PTV. The road freight transportation market is currently underg...
Upply News
November 20 2020
4 min
Upply & TI Q3 2020
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Road transport prices fall slightly in October

Road hauliers saw October 2020 prices fall 0.4% against those of the previous month on the French market, according to our Upply barometer. The modest recovery which had been in progress was obliterated by the new public health measures. The transport price graph showed a slight 0.4% fall in October...
William Beguerie
November 19 2020
3 min

The emergence of Road Freight Services between China and Europe

The disruption of shipping due to the pandemic has generated a growing need for diversified transportation modes on the Europe-Asia trade lane. While China-EU rail freight has caught most attention, there have also been growing demands for road freight between China and the EU. The door-to-door Chin...
Ganyi Zhang
November 18 2020
6 min

Air freight industry continues to recover

Demand is returning in the air freight industry, which is little by little catching up on its 2019 traffic levels. After a lull, freight rates are climbing again. Worldwide air freight traffic in tonne-kilometres in September 2020 was down 8% on its level in September 2019, according to the figures ...
Anne Kerriou -
November 12 2020
4 min

Pays de la Loire : a region of road transporters

Special Report. Road freight transport in the Pays de la Loire region is in relatively good health, thanks to an economy which is dynamic and quite diversified but also to the presence of well-established small and medium-sized companies in the sector. Intra-regional traffic is dominant. Road freigh...
Anne Kerriou -
November 10 2020
4 min

Pays de la Loire : accelerating economic development through logistics

SPECIAL REPORT. The Upply Road Freight Transport Tour de France is stopping off on this occasion in the Pays de la Loire. This first article presents the economic and logistical environment which generates the flow of road transport in the region. The Pays de la Loire is one of the rare regions whic...
Anne Kerriou -
November 06 2020
8 min

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