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    The Current Drivers of the Transpacific Trade Flows

    The current dynamism of trans-Pacific trade is benefiting specific products and certain countries. While some factors are cyclical, a more structural transformation of the supply chain is also underway. Rising ocean freight rates, fuelled by restocking and geopolitical factors, are currently making ...
    Ganyi Zhang
    June 21 2024
    9 min
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    French transport prices slightly up in May

    BAROMETER. Road transport prices rose in May, but only slightly. Hampered by sluggish activity, they are not benefiting from the natural tension created by the avalanche of bank holidays and long weekends. With 1,194 projects announced, representing nearly 40,000 jobs, in 2023 France retained the fi...
    William Béguerie
    June 18 2024
    2 min

    Air freight: reasonably favourable developments

    BAROMETER. Global air cargo traffic increased for the 5th consecutive month in April and freight rates are declining at a slower pace. But overall turnover is expected to fall by 13.4% in 2024. The global air cargo industry remains well oriented, with a fifth month of double-digit growth in April 20...
    Anne Kerriou
    June 14 2024
    4 min
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    Container bubble ready to burst

    BAROMETER. Freight rates continued to climb in May, more because of the geopolitical situation than excessive demand. The turnaround in the market promises to be violent, however, given the threat posed by overcapacity. The big shipping companies made a profit in the first quarter, thanks to an incr...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    June 12 2024
    2 min

    Air freight: 2023 ranking of the world's main airports

    INFOGRAPHICS. Global airports handled approximately 102 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, a 3.1% decrease from 2022. 1/ The global Top 20 According to preliminary results released by the Airports’ Council International (ACI), global airports handled a total volume of approximately 102 million tonnes ...
    Anne Kerriou
    June 07 2024
    5 min

    Road freight transport: The freight rates in Europe fell during Q1

    Road freight transport prices in Europe fell in the first quarter, both on the spot market and on the contract market. The slight improvement in the economic situation raises hopes for the end of the downward cycle. European road carriers are facing a difficult start to 2024. The low level of demand...
    Anne Kerriou
    June 05 2024
    4 min

    Container shipping overcapacity temporarily masked by rerouting

    Access to capacity is turning out to be difficult on certain major maritime routes and freight rates are rising. There is likely to be a brutal awakening, however, with a market turnaround expected in the second half of this year or the first half of 2025. Logistics chains have finally adapted quick...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    May 30 2024
    4 min

    Italian air freight has stabilised at around one million tonnes

    SPECIAL FEATURE ITALY 5/5. Air freight is important for Italy, as it meets the needs of a number of industrial sectors that are essential for the country. Nevertheless, the market remains relatively stable. In Europe, air freight accounts for a very small share of the movement of goods in terms of v...
    Ariel F. Dumont
    May 27 2024
    5 min

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