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    Economic outlook 2024: volatility remains firmly on the agenda

    Current forecasts suggest a slowdown in global growth and a rebound in international merchandise trade in 2024. But volatility is more prevalent than ever, both in terms of demand and transport prices. In 2023, the global economy experienced its second consecutive year of slowdown after the strong r...
    Anne Kerriou
    February 20 2024
    11 min
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    Slump in January on road transport prices

    BAROMETER. Road transport prices in France continued to fall. The drop in demand, blockades, and sluggish economic prospects are plunging French transport into a slump. In January 2024, all of France was shaken by the farmers' revolt. This movement disrupted the cabinet reshuffle, which had begun on...
    William Béguerie
    February 16 2024
    2 min

    Air freight traffic still below pre-pandemic level in 2023

    REVIEW. Global air freight traffic fell 1.9% down in 2023 year on year to 245 billion tonne-kilometres. In this situation, freight rates held up relatively well. In the air freight industry, 2023 ended better than it began. After having registered good results during the pandemic, particularly in 20...
    Anne Kerriou
    February 14 2024
    3 min
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    Bypassing Suez and Panama: advantage or disadvantage?

    Maritime transport has made an impromptu rediscovery of the 19th century sea routes via the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn with some advantages... albeit very temporary ones. 1/ What were the main motivations behind the construction of the Suez and Panama Canals at the end of the 19th century? To s...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    February 09 2024
    3 min
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    Container shipping sector hit by multiple disruptions

    BAROMETER. World maritime trade is unsettled in this early part of the year, with geopolitical uncertainty the main factor. Since October 2023, the Yemeni Houthis have been carrying out attacks in the Red Sea, which have resulted in shipping companies diverting some of their ships via the Cape of Go...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    February 07 2024
    3 min

    The trend in heavy goods vehicle registrations in 2023

    INFOGRAPHICS. Registrations of medium and heavy commercial vehicles (+3.5 t) jumped by 15.7% in the European Union in 2023. Poland and Lithuania are the exceptions, with growth of less than 10%. 1/ European market Vehicles over 3.5 t The growth trend in vehicle registrations of +3.5 tonnes observed ...
    Anne Kerriou
    February 01 2024
    6 min

    Chinese automotive investment for the European market

    To conquer the European automotive market, China is not only developing its exports, but also investing locally, with a consequent reorganization of its supply chains. 2023 saw a year of booming Chinese automotive exports. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the export of...
    Ganyi Zhang
    January 30 2024
    9 min

    Maersk/Hapag-Lloyd: the Gemini Cooperation in 5 questions/answers

    Shipping companies Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd embark on an operational collaboration called "Gemini Cooperation". Analysis in 5 questions and answers. Should we see a nod to our friends "across the pond"? In any case, for their future operational alliance, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd chose to christen the ag...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    January 26 2024
    5 min

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