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International transport prices are supported by the economic recovery

In the first half of 2021, the economy has recovered significantly. Shipping and air freight prices remain above pre-crisis levels. In May, the OECD revised upwards its 2021 growth forecasts, predicting 6.9% growth for the United States, 4.3% for the Euro zone and 8.5% for China. It expects the glob...
David Thebault
July 28 2021
2 min

EU-US: Public policies take up the challenges of the supply chain

The European Union and the United States have each published reports on the robustness of their supply chains and ways to address their vulnerabilities. We offer a comparative review of their analyses. In both Europe and the United States, the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the strategic importan...
Ganyi Zhang
July 23 2021
8 min

Freight rates go into overdrive in June

Ocean freight rates continued to rise in June on all major routes. A soft landing is starting to look likely, however, in the summer. Like excessive heat in spring, the month of June seems to have caused the last ramparts of reason in the container shipping market to melt away.
Jerome de Ricqles
July 21 2021
2 min
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Air freight recovery stays solid

Global air freight volumes stayed above their pre-crisis level in May 2021. Freight rates remained high, particularly on Asia-Europe routes.   The air freight industry is continuing to enjoy a favourable environment. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), cargo volumes in t...
Anne Kerriou -
July 15 2021
6 min

Road transportation prices continue to rise in June

Road transportation prices in France rose by 0.8% in June 2021, according to our Upply barometer. The market has been trending sharply upward for several months. But we have to be aware of inflation which could undermine margins and also of possible pressure on capacity. In June 2021, the easing of ...
William Beguerie
July 13 2021
2 min

Transatlantic trade: further progress on tariffs

The United States and the European Union are one step closer to resolving their trade disputes. Suspension of additional tariffs has been granted in both the large aircraft dispute and the steel and aluminum dispute. A number of decisions in May and June 2021 have undoubtedly provided very positive ...
Ganyi Zhang
July 08 2021
3 min

Second half scenarios for the container shipping market

The sharp rise in container shipping freight rates should peak in the summer but everything indicates that they will stabilise at high levels. Last January, when we made our traditional start of the year forecasts, we came up with three hypotheses for the container shipping market in 2021:
Jerome de Ricqles
July 06 2021
5 min

Financial Panorama of the World's Leading Transport Groups

Upply publishes its first financial overview of the freight transport industry, based on the 2020 results of the main groups operating internationally. The objective is to show the economic importance of the sector and the impact of the pandemic on the different categories of operators. Since it was...
David Thebault
July 01 2021
2 min

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