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Genoa - Tokyo: maritime freight rates are shrinking

One year after the Morandi Bridge tragedy, and as some are predicting important market share losses for the port of Genoa (largest port for container shipping in Italy), we evaluate the situation in this area where freight rates are slightly shrinking to East Asia.
Jerome de Ricqles
August 21 2019
3 min

Napoleon, the Berezina, and the great European champions of the Supply Chain…

Past successes do not prevent future failure. Napoleon was unable to adapt to the change of conditions when he invaded Russia. He largely underestimated the impact of the distance, the climate, and the scarcity of food supply. Logistical mistakes are pricey.
William Beguerie
August 19 2019
4 min

SHIPPING SERIES 2019-2029 Scenario 2: The overlapping nationalists

For this second episode that takes a look forward to the configuration of the future Liner market for the period 2019-2029, we will imagine that the Consortia block exemption will not be renewed on April 1st, 2020.
Jerome de Ricqles
August 14 2019
4 min
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The battle of Jena–Auerstedt and Apple’s Iphone

The battle of Jena–Auerstedt is a great example of the ways in which Napoleon innovated in the strategy of war. Comparing this battle with the birth of the iPhone is a great way to describe strategic behavior and supply chain management that are astonishingly war like…
William Beguerie
August 12 2019
4 min

SHIPPING SERIES 2019-2029 Scenario 1: All-conquering China tightens its grip on the containerised maritime sector

The container shipping market has now stabilised after a period of consolidation. However, Chinese ambitions, against the backdrop of the Belt and Road Initiative, could mount even further.
Jerome de Ricqles
August 09 2019
4 min

SHIPPING SERIES 2019-2029 - Scenarios for the evolution of container shipping lines

Upply is pleased to offer you, as a "mini saga of the summer", a forward-thinking exercise on the possible evolutions in the container shipping line market, based around three geopolitical and economic scenarios. Explication.
Jerome de Ricqles
August 09 2019
2 min

Shanghai - Rotterdam: ocean freight rates are slightly decreasing

Let’s focus this week in the middle of summer, on the Asia to Europe corridor: Shanghai - Rotterdam.
Jerome de Ricqles
August 08 2019
2 min

Transport, the Napoleonic wars and the digital ...

Summer is a good time to wander off the beaten track while at the same time continuing to address a subject that is dear to my heart: transportation. But why associate it with Napoleon and digital economy? The answers are in this first part of our series of parallels between the Napoleonic era and o...
William Beguerie
August 05 2019
4 min

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