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Demand for container transport falls

The shipping companies have been able to maintain an average price increase despite a fall in cargo volumes. But the wartime economic mentality which is taking hold could put an end to the ongoing euphoria. Inflation in the West, Covid-19 restrictions in China and the war in Europe. This unhappy com...
Jérôme de Ricqlès
May 17 2022
3 min

Road transport prices in France continued to skyrocket in April

With a further increase of 4.4% in April compared to March, according to the Upply Freight Index, road transport prices in France have never reached such heights. A trend mainly linked to the impact in April of March’s increase in diesel prices. The re-election of President Emmanuel Macron has reass...
William Béguerie
May 12 2022
2 min

Airfreight slowdown confirmed

Global demand for air freight fell 5.2% in March 2022 year-on-year under the impact of the conflict in Ukraine and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in Asia. In recent months, air freight growth has been slowing after a period of strong recovery. In March, however, traffic growth stopped altogeth...
Anne Kerriou
May 10 2022
4 min
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Spanish ports drive logistics chain modernisation

SPECIAL FEATURE 4/5. With Spain now European leader for the volume of containers handled, the country's ports are looking to position themselves as strategic links in a series of real logistics corridors. The ports play a key role in Spain's external trade since they handle 60% of exports and 85% of...
Daniel Solano
May 06 2022
3 min

The accelerated reconfiguration of global supply chains

The continuation of the "Zero Covid" policy in China and the Russia-Ukraine war could accelerate the reconfiguration of the Chinese-centric global supply chain, with a strong dichotomy between diversifying from or strengthening localisation in China. The current lockdown in Shanghai contrasts with t...
Ganyi Zhang
May 03 2022
10 min

What lies ahead for the container shipping market?

The Chinese economy, which is the great driver of global growth, is showing signs of slowing, as the pandemic is continuing to disrupt supply chains. As a result, the shipping companies are having to navigate from point to point. It is always helpful to reflect on the journey we have made to underst...
Jérôme de Ricqlès
April 28 2022
6 min

The new dynamics of European air freight

The Covid-19 pandemic is reshuffling the cards in the European air cargo industry. The sector is characterised by the arrival of new companies and significant orders for cargo aircraft. Undermined by sluggish unit revenues, the European air cargo industry adopted rather conservative positions during...
Anne Kerriou
April 26 2022
6 min

Spain, a promising market for Asia-Europe cross-border e-commerce

SPECIAL FEATURE 3/5. Spain is experiencing a rapid development in e-commerce, particularly cross-border. This trend is conducive to the development of new logistics circuits.  With more than 26 million e-commerce consumers, Spain is considered as the fourth largest e-commerce market in the EU, follo...
Ganyi Zhang
April 22 2022
11 min

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