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    Air freight: growth is slowing down

    Global air cargo traffic increased by 2.2% year-on-year in May. The effects of the trade war are now clearly being felt, particularly for traffic between Asia and North America. 1/ The evolution of supply and demand Traffic for May 2025 According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)...
    Anne Kerriou
    July 08 2025
    5 min

    Spain: 2024 review of land freight transport

    In 2024, road and rail freight transport in Spain experienced diametrically opposed developments: a clear recovery in activity for the one and a continued decline for the other. The difficulty in implementing real structural reforms remains a common feature. In 2024, GDP growth in Spain reached 3.2%...
    Daniel Solano
    July 04 2025
    4 min

    Our container shipping scenarios for the second half of 2025

    Were our 2025 container shipping scenarios on target in the first half and are they still valid for the second half? Let's examine them in light of the latest news. In the annual forecast we published last January, we discussed three possible scenarios for the container shipping sector in 2025:
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    July 01 2025
    3 min
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    Air freight: 2024 ranking of the world's main airports

    INFOGRAPHICS. The world’s airports handled more than 124 million tonnes of cargo in 2024, representing a year-on-year growth of 8.4%. 1/ The global Top 20 According to preliminary results published by Airports' Council International (ACI), freight volumes handled by the world’s airports rose again i...
    Anne Kerriou
    June 25 2025
    5 min
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    Road transport prices rose in May on the French market

    BAROMETER. Road transport prices have risen in May, despite low oil prices and declining activity. They have been driven up by spot prices, which likely benefited from a month full of public holidays and long weekends. As the months go by and the twists and turns of the trade war launched by Donald ...
    William Béguerie
    June 19 2025
    2 min

    E-commerce: the sights are clearly set on customs duty exemptions

    The European Union and the United States sought to promote the free movement of goods by exempting small packages of negligible value from customs duties. Both powers now recognise the limits of this approach and want to remedy them. In an effort to facilitate trade, several years ago the United Sta...
    Camille Brugier
    June 18 2025
    10 min

    Air freight: a significant but temporary rebound

    Global air cargo traffic grew by 5.8% year-on-year in April, following a strong month of March. But the overall forecast for the year has been revised downwards. 1/ The evolution of supply and demand Traffic for April 2025 According to figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA),...
    Anne Kerriou
    June 12 2025
    4 min
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    Trade war pause allows business to resume

    BAROMETER. The reduction in customs duties between the United States and China has provisionally revived ordering on the Asia-US corridor and, with it, the container shipping business. The absence of visibility continues to perturb the sector, however. 1/ Main developments Provisional calm in China-...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    June 11 2025
    2 min

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