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    Air freight peak season may prove to be livelier than expected

    Freight growth is tending to slow, opening up the prospect of a relatively flat peak season. The possibility of trade war escalation could give carriers greater control over market conditions, however, and maintain the upward pressure on freight rates. 1/ Supply and demand trends Traffic in Septembe...
    Anne Kerriou
    November 13 2024
    4 min
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    Shipping companies struggle to stop freight rate decline

    BAROMETER. The shipping companies are trying to stop the downward slide in container shipping freight rates but with little success, particularly on Asia-Europe routes. At the same time, preparations are under way for the recomposition of the shipping alliances. At the end of the summer in 2023, the...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    November 07 2024
    2 min

    The concerns of French road transport in 5 infographics

    Road transport professionals fear a drop in activity. Economic surveys and price trends are indeed sending unfavourable signals. 1/ Evolution of activity
    Anne Kerriou
    October 30 2024
    4 min
    New: European road transport price trends in Q3 2024
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    Supply Chain: Does de-risking benefit transatlantic trade?

    The European Union and the United States are engaged in a strategy of reducing their dependence on China, to varying degrees. This policy is beginning to produce tangible effects on the flow of goods. Over the past six years, the European Union and the United States have reviewed the foundations of ...
    Camille Brugier
    October 25 2024
    10 min

    Sharp fall in ocean freight rates on Asia-Europe routes

    Freights rates are falling fast on Asia-Europe routes via the Cape of Good Hope. Shipping companies are now operating at below break-even levels on these routes. The fourth quarter of 2024 promises to be a difficult one for the shipping companies in terms of profitability. FAK spot rates for cargo l...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    October 21 2024
    4 min
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    France: road transport prices drop sharply

    BAROMETER. Transport prices fell sharply in September, in an uncertain political and economic landscape. The market is experiencing structural overcapacity. In France, the long period of uncertainty that began on June 9, following the dissolution of the National Assembly by President Emmanuel Macron...
    William Béguerie
    October 18 2024
    3 min

    Air freight growth continues but slows slightly

    Air freight volumes increased 11.4% year on year in August 2024 but dipped 0.2% compared to July. Freight rates nevertheless stayed well above pre-Covid levels. 1/ Supply and demand trends Traffic in August 2024 World freight traffic increased 11.4% year on year in August 2024, registering a ninth c...
    Anne Kerriou
    October 17 2024
    6 min
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    Container Shipping Market : Shippers take a different path

    BAROMETER. The shippers have found out how to get round the artificial pressure to increase rates in the container shipping market. Freight rates are no longer soaring despite persistent geopolitical tensions. The route round the Cape of Good Hope, which is a regression if ever there was one in term...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    October 11 2024
    2 min

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