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    Rebound in air cargo volumes in July 2025

    The impending implementation of new tariffs boosted global air cargo demand in July 2025. The market is expected to experience erratic movements in the coming months, depending on future fluctuations in US trade policy. 1/ The evolution of supply and demand Traffic July 2025 Figures from the Interna...
    Anne Kerriou
    September 11 2025
    4 min
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    Container shipping companies prioritise rate restoration

    BAROMETER. The additional customs duties imposed by the United States has started to affect cargo volumes and freight rates. The application of new US customs duties, along with the end of the de minimis exemption for low-value shipments, is clearly going to have a negative impact on cargo volumes f...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    September 09 2025
    2 min

    China-EU: Rail freight down in the first half of 2025

    China-EU rail freight volumes showed a negative trend in the first half of 2025, despite an increase in East-West trade. Rail freight has not yet managed to take a structural position in trade between China and the European Union. The spikes in activity observed since 2019 on the main Eurasian corri...
    Anne Kerriou
    September 02 2025
    4 min
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    European road freight: weak demand weighs on spot rates

    Road freight transport prices in Europe rose slightly on the contract market in the second quarter of 2025. But they retreated on the spot market, due to weak demand. The European road freight transport market is facing contrasting demand dynamics, combined with an uncertain global economic climate....
    Anne Kerriou
    August 28 2025
    3 min

    Morose return to work for shipping companies

    The structural slowdown in East-West cargo volumes, coupled with the new US customs duties, does not augur well for shipping companies' second half results. This is not a time for rest in shipping companies' sales services. The race for cargo is in full swing, as 2025 traditional peak summer season ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    August 26 2025
    5 min
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    France: Road transport prices follow diesel inflation

    BAROMETER. Road freight transport prices in France rose by 1.3% in July, driven by rising diesel prices. But beware, the volumes to be transported are decreasing and some signals seem to show a return to stagflation. In July 2025, private sector activity in France contracted for the 11th consecutive...
    William Béguerie
    August 21 2025
    3 min

    Air freight: slowdown confirmed in June 2025

    June marked a significant slowdown for global air freight. New US trade policy is weakening global trade. Corridors linked to North America and the Middle East are particularly affected. 1/ The evolution of supply and demand Traffic June 2025 According to the International Air Transport Association ...
    Anne Kerriou
    August 14 2025
    5 min
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    Ocean freight rates: the driving forces of profitability are failing

    BAROMETER. In a context of sluggish demand, freight rates in container shipping are falling or at best stabilising depending on the market. The most profitable segments are affected. Highlights of the month Red Sea attacks resume After a period of calm, Houthis attacks on commercial ships resumed vi...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    August 13 2025
    2 min

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