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China-Europe rail freight growth: long-lasting trend or flash in the pan?

The coronavirus pandemic has boosted the emergence of new options for the supply chain between Asia and Europe. Other modes than ocean shipping and airfreight have been considered, in particular railway and intermodal shipping. The Chinese government strongly supports this trend. The pandemic has po...
Ganyi Zhang
July 03 2020
7 min

Rotterdam-Santos: freight rates have been holding up since the start of the year

The cost of transport on the Rotterdam-Santos line has stayed robust in 2020 despite the Covid-19 crisis and unencouraging market fundamentals. Despite the alarming situation in Brazil, where management of the Covid-19 epidemic has become increasingly controversial, the market is holding up for the ...
Jerome de Ricqles
July 01 2020
2 min

Ocean freight transit times: data you need to have at your fingertips

Our Upply data base shows that transit times between Ningbo and Rotterdam have increased by 5% on average since the Chinese New Year. This is an important indicator for supply chain managers. Reduced capacity, slower ship speeds. Shipping companies' "recipes" for maintaining their margins in periods...
Jerome de Ricqles
June 30 2020
2 min
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PACA: marked increase in internal road transport traffic flow over 5 years

DOSSIER. Road freight transport in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region has experienced significant growth in 5 years. This is based on strong growth in internal traffic flow and controlled erosion of inflows and outflows. By its geographic position, its manufacturing fabric and its network of port...
Anne Kerriou -
June 26 2020
6 min

Tensions between China and US: closer EU-China trade relations?

Could trade relations between China and the European Union profit from the tensions between China and the US? This article tries to answer this question by exploring the impact of the transatlantic and transpacific trade tensions on China-EU trade relations. The China-US phase one deal certainly did...
Ganyi Zhang
June 23 2020
8 min

May 2020: road transport prices continue their predicted decline

Road transport prices on the French market fell in May compared to April. However, the fall is less severe than expected: - 0.86% according to our monthly Upply barometer. The evolution of French road transport prices in May shows that the resilience factors that we described in April, such as long-...
William Beguerie
June 22 2020
3 min

PACA: a strategic role for the Mediterranean-Rhône-Saône corridor

DOSSIER. Upply resumes its “Tour de France of Road Freight Transport” by taking a detailed look at the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region (PACA). Mediterranean crossroads, the site of France's largest port, PACA can count on several sectors such as aeronautics, pharma, chemicals, electronics, or agri...
Anne Kerriou -
June 19 2020
9 min

Air freight capacity squeeze keeps freight rates up

Prices soaring as demand collapses? This improbable state of affairs continued in the air freight industry in April 2020 as capacity continued to contract more than demand. According to our Upply data, however, the increase in freight rates seemed to start to slow down in the final week of April. Th...
Anne Kerriou -
June 15 2020
4 min

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