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Le Havre/Abidjan in 40' HC: an increase in freight rates

The current stagnation experienced by shipping companies on the main East-West routes means that stable markets offering reasonable freight rates and low volatility levels are in demand. The Europe-West Africa is one such market. As part of our weekly analysis of different shipping lines, we have ch...
Jerome de Ricqles
October 16 2019
2 min

How to win road haulers' loyalty

For shippers, the final part of the year is generally one of intense activity and, therefore, one in which it is more difficult to get access to haulage capacity. It is useful, therefore, to have a strategy for winning haulers' loyalty. Let us start by recalling haulers' main requirements. They have...
William Beguerie
October 14 2019
2 min

Le Havre-New York: average freight rates stay high

Average ocean freight rates on trans-Atlantic routes have stayed high since the start of the summer. The trade war starting between the United States and Europe, which is, notably, targeting wines and spirits, could change this state of affairs. "Quick, one last drink before we go home"! This phrase...
Jerome de Ricqles
October 09 2019
2 min
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How to win the loyalty of shippers

For all transporters, the return to work after the holidays is already well under way. The immediate priority is to give clients optimal service during this active end-of-year period. But it is perhaps interesting for carriers to work at the same time on their strategies with the aim of distinguishi...
William Beguerie
October 07 2019
3 min

Road transport: a slight rise in prices in the French market during September

According to the Upply database the price of road freight transport in France has been on the rise again during the month of September, up by 0.5% compared to August. The price curves for 2018 and 2019 have crossed over which suggests a small inflationary sequence for the end of the year. 1/ The tra...
William Beguerie
October 04 2019
3 min

Qingdao-Piraeus: sharp drop in freight rates

This week, we are looking at ocean freight rate trends between Qingdao and Piraeus, a trade we can almost describe as 100% Chinese, taking account of China's investment in the Greek port. Upply's data base shows a sharp rate reduction.
Jerome de Ricqles
October 02 2019
1 min

EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement: there are good times ahead for European food…

On February 1st, 2019, the EU-Japan economic partnership agreement (EPA) entered into force. This agreement, also known as JEFTA (Japan-EU Free Trade Agreement), creates the largest free trade partnership in the world, with the EU gradually removing 99% of its tariff lines on goods from Japan and Ja...
Ganyi Zhang
October 01 2019
5 min

Can container shipping companies still close the year in profit?

Shipping companies specialized in container transport produced results which were lower than expected during the first half of 2019 both in terms of volume and price. Let us see if it is still possible for them to save their financial year despite these results which were disappointing compared to l...
Jerome de Ricqles
September 26 2019
3 min

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