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    Anne Kerriou
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    Graduated from the Superior School of Journalism in Lille, Anne spent most of her career in the international trade and logistics press, before joining Upply.

    A record year and a profitable one for global air freight in 2024

    REVIEW. The global air cargo industry broke traffic records in 2024. Cargo revenues are on the rise again, and the trend is expected to continue in 2025. 1/ The evolution of supply and demand December 2024 traffic The month of December confirmed the good health of air freight in 2024. Global traffic...
    Anne Kerriou
    February 11 2025
    7 min

    Road transport: fairly stable traffic but morale is low

    INFOGRAPHICS. The road transport sector in France starts 2025 in a delicate situation, following a particularly difficult 4th quarter of 2024. 1/ Evolution of activity (*) Domestic road transport of goods carried out by vehicles registered in France, for hire and on own account combined. Data source...
    Anne Kerriou
    February 06 2025
    5 min

    China-EU rail freight on the rise again in 2024

    China-EU rail freight volumes returned to growth in 2024, benefiting in particular from a sharp rise in the vehicle segment. In the other direction, however, flows continued to decline. After two years of sharp decline, rail freight volumes between China and the EU rebounded sharply in 2024, accordi...
    Anne Kerriou
    January 30 2025
    6 min

    Air freight peak season matches expectations

    The world air freight industry continued to grow in November and, according to first estimates, in December as well. Freight rates increased on major routes. 1/ Supply and demand balance Traffic in November 2024 World freight traffic increased for the 16th consecutive month in November 2024. Demand,...
    Anne Kerriou
    January 21 2025
    4 min

    Economy: key developments to remember in 2024

    In 2024, bringing inflation under control was not enough to fully restore confidence, particularly in Europe, where weak demand weighed on road transport prices. Sea and air freight rates have held up better, under the influence of geopolitical factors that are shaking up the supply and demand logic...
    Anne Kerriou
    January 09 2025
    12 min

    Air freight: a healthy end to the year

    The global air cargo industry continues to see traffic growth in October, with freight rates seeing a sharp increase. The prospect of an increase in customs duties in 2025 should reinforce the trend in the last months of the year. 1/ The evolution of supply and demand October 2024 traffic Global air...
    Anne Kerriou
    December 06 2024
    5 min

    Road transport: the European spot market falls again

    Road freight transport prices in Europe were down in Q3 2024, both on the spot market and on the contract market, illustrating the fragility of the European economy. The hopes raised by the increase in spot rates observed in the second quarter of 2024 on the European road transport market were short...
    Anne Kerriou
    November 26 2024
    4 min

    French road transport: erosion of margins in 2023

    The financial results of the road transport sector in France, presented at the FNTR congress, illustrate the net slowdown in activity. The Banque de France's annual survey on road freight transport in France, unveiled at the last FNTR congress, highlights the weakening of the sector in 2023.
    Anne Kerriou
    November 22 2024
    5 min

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