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Jerome de Ricqles

Expert in Ocean shipping for 25 years, Jerome puts all his knowledge of the industry to contribution for Upply. Ship captain at heart, he has written the English-French Lexicon of Containerized Shipping (Paris: CELSE, 2001).

Container shipping in 2021

The year 2021 will be remembered in the container shipping sector for its excesses. The shipping companies are now going to have to manage their return to earth, which could be bumpy. After the Covid-19 shock which marked 2020, the container shipping world could have been expected to go into resista...
Jerome de Ricqles
December 03 2021
6 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

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

Analysis: Why Maersk is ready to take on the forwarders

According to The Loadstar, shipping company Maersk Line is preparing to start dealing solely with direct shippers from 1 November, cutting out the forwarders. Is it a declaration of war or just a return to fundamentals on the company's part? Since integrating Damco in 2020, the Maersk Group has been...
Jerome de Ricqles
October 26 2021
4 min

Shipping companies adopt a new pricing logic

Freight rates stayed generally stable in September at high levels. But their progression over the last 18 months shows that there has been a radical change in shipping company thinking on freight rates. One thing is clear in this post-summer holiday period: shippers are having to pay a lot more for ...
Jerome de Ricqles
October 20 2021
2 min

Turbulent conditions for 2022 ocean freight contract negotiations

The shipping companies look likely to change the rules as the new annual freight contract negotiating season gets under way in the container shipping sector. The contract negotiating season generally gets under way in early autumn in the container shipping sector and comes to a final end in June the...
Jerome de Ricqles
October 08 2021
3 min

CMA CGM signs win-win rescue deal with Brittany Ferries

CMA CGM and Brittany Ferries announced on 14 September that they were forming a passenger and freight partnership. The agreement provides a lifeline for Brittany Ferries but also important commercial benefits for CMA CGM.  Brittany Ferries, which is based in Roscoff, close to the tip of the Brittany...
Jerome de Ricqles
October 05 2021
3 min

Why shipping needs regular services

Restoring quality of service in container shipping necessarily involves respecting weekly service frequency. The shipping companies are not in a hurry to do this, however. 1/ Why regularity is essential for quality of service in container shipping In so-called "regular" line container shipping, the ...
Jerome de Ricqles
September 28 2021
4 min

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