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AdBlue: a vital supply for transporters

AdBlue, an additive used in road transport to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions, is not immune to inflationary pressures. But beyond the price, it is the risk of shortages that worries road carriers today. AdBlue is a liquid that captures the fine particles of nitrogen oxide (NOx). This additive, also...
David Thebault
November 30 2021
5 min

Good practice when transporting dangerous goods by ship

Transporting dangerous goods by sea in containers is governed by very precise regulations. This article aims to recall good practice in this field and the main traps to avoid, without going into the details of the regulations. The day-to-day handling of dangerous goods is regulated by the Internatio...
Jerome de Ricqles
November 26 2021
6 min

A New Chapter for Transatlantic Relations in Sight

The European Union and the United States have agreed to end their trade dispute on steel and aluminium. The agreement provides for a partial lifting of bilateral tariffs and opens new opportunities for transatlantic trade.  The three-year-old trade dispute between the European Union and the United S...
Ganyi Zhang
November 23 2021
7 min
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FAK rates fall, contract rates climb

The month of October saw a dip in FAK container shipping rates except in the transpacific trades. Contract rates, on the other hand, continued to rise. The month of October was marked by still intact demand in the United States for Chinese-made products. One effect of this was that cargo terminals o...
Jerome de Ricqles
November 19 2021
2 min

France: road transport prices remain stable

Road transport prices in France stagnated again in October 2021, according to our Upply barometer. Despite a highly inflationary context, prices seem to have reached a glass ceiling for the moment. France has (finally) experienced a respite in its sanitary situation in October 2021. The country has ...
William Beguerie
November 16 2021
2 min

Europe: road transport prices up sharply

Between June and September 2021 road freight transport prices in Europe recorded a fifth consecutive quarterly increase. The increase in demand, but also in costs, is fueling this trend. The Ti / Upply road transport price index in Europe hit a new record in the third quarter of 2021, standing at 10...
Anne Kerriou -
November 12 2021
3 min

Global air freight stayed on robust growth path in September

Global air freight traffic stabilised at a high level in September. Prices are continuing to grow as the high season approaches.  Air freight volumes are stabilising at a high level, according to the September market analysis just issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Traffic...
Anne Kerriou -
November 10 2021
4 min

Overseas Territories: the impact of transport price inflation

The economic actors of the French Overseas Territories, the DROM-COM (*) are worried about the increase in sea and air freight rates. Admittedly, the increase is not as significant as on the Asia-Europe or the Trans-Pacific corridors, but the economy of these territories is very dependent on the imp...
Anne Kerriou -
November 05 2021
10 min

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