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    Demand for container shipping regulation recedes

    The likelihood of the commercial and operational practices of the container shipping companies being subjected to tighter regulatory control is diminishing, at least in Europe. The fall in freight rates has comforted the position of the European Commission, which has never been very keen on regulati...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    June 02 2022
    8 min

    Air freight: the astute alliance between Air France-KLM and CMA CGM

    The Air France-KLM Group and CMA CGM have announced the signing of a "long-term strategic partnership" in air cargo that is expected to come into effect in January 2023. A decisive alliance to secure a place on the world stage. Expertise, network, fresh funds. This trio is at the heart of the "strat...
    Anne Kerriou
    May 31 2022
    7 min

    Turkey's place in the Asia-Europe logistics reconfiguration

    With great ambitions in transport and logistics, Turkey hopes to benefit from the reconfiguration of global supply chains.  The strategic geographic location of Turkey connecting Asia and Europe has made it an increasingly attractive alternative in the context of global supply chain reconfiguration....
    Ganyi Zhang
    May 25 2022
    10 min
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    Europe: Road transport prices break new records

    European road freight prices hit a new record high in the first quarter of 2022, driven by fuel prices. The Ti/Upply/IRU European road transport price index stood at 110.9 in the first quarter of 2022, 4.3 points higher than in the 4th quarter of 2021 and up 7.5 points year-on-year. This is the four...
    Anne Kerriou
    May 24 2022
    4 min

    Spain: the ''long march'' ahead for rail freight

    Rail freight accounts for less than 5% of land freight transport in Spain. As part of the post-Covid recovery plan and the transport decarbonisation strategy, the Spanish government has opted for a different strategy to promote rail freight and modal shift. In the rail freight transport sector in Sp...
    Daniel Solano
    May 20 2022
    5 min
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    Demand for container transport falls

    MONTHLY BAROMETER. The shipping companies have been able to maintain an average price increase despite a fall in cargo volumes. But the wartime economic mentality which is taking hold could put an end to the ongoing euphoria. Inflation in the West, Covid-19 restrictions in China and the war in Europ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    May 17 2022
    2 min
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    Road transport prices in France continued to skyrocket in April

    MONTHLY BAROMETER. With a further increase of 4.4% in April compared to March, according to the Upply Freight Index, road transport prices in France have never reached such heights. A trend mainly linked to the impact in April of March’s increase in diesel prices. The re-election of President Emmanu...
    William Béguerie
    May 12 2022
    2 min

    Airfreight slowdown confirmed

    Global demand for air freight fell 5.2% in March 2022 year-on-year under the impact of the conflict in Ukraine and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in Asia. In recent months, air freight growth has been slowing after a period of strong recovery. In March, however, traffic growth stopped altogeth...
    Anne Kerriou
    May 10 2022
    4 min

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