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European road freight rates: Impact due to Covid still limited in Q1

The road freight transport prices in Europe fell by 0.8% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter, and by only 0.2% compared to Q1 2019. The impact of the Covid-19 epidemic was still limited during this period, though there were some warning signals on certain lanes. The road fr...
Anne Kerriou -
May 21 2020
2 min

The resumption of activity in European supply chains and transport
William Beguerie
May 18 2020
6 min

ANTWERP-NORFOLK: freight rates starting to be eroded

Ocean freight rates in the trans-Atlantic trades held up relatively well during the first quarter, as is illustrated by the evolution of the rate on the Antwerp-Norfolk line for a 40' dry high cube container, carried on a port-to-port basis, THC included. But the economic crisis which has smitten th...
Jerome de Ricqles
May 13 2020
2 min
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Coronavirus: EU-Vietnam trade in the post-lockdown phase

The Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Vietnam is likely to enter into force in July 2020. In this article, we analyze the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on trade between these two stakeholders, and the perspectives in the post-lockdown phase. Among all the Southeast Asian countries confronting ...
Ganyi Zhang
May 12 2020
7 min

Crew changes essential for supply chain continuity

The disruption of air transport caused by the Covid-19 epidemic has made it difficult to carry out crew changes in the shipping industry. Solutions need to be found urgently if the workings of port economies and supply chain continuity are to be preserved. On Friday May 1, in and around cargo ports ...
Jerome de Ricqles
May 11 2020
3 min

Oil prices at an all-time low: good news for transport and logistics?

Oil prices are plunging and even to the point of crossing the threshold of a negative value: this situation seemed impossible only a few days ago, but briefly became reality, thus testifying to the serious economic crisis linked to the Covid-19 epidemic. It remains to be seen whether the decline is ...
David Thebault
May 07 2020
7 min

Air freight: the market balance is very provisionally favorable to the airlines

Global demand for air freight fell by 15.2% in March, while capacity was down 22.7%. Logically, prices have soared on certain routes. But the trend is very temporary and largely insufficient to help airlines which are fighting to survive. The reversal of the downward price trend has a bitter taste. ...
Anne Kerriou -
May 06 2020
3 min

Fresh produce: the latest challenge for the supply chain

The Covid-19 epidemic is shaking up the fresh produce industry, which has been built on an intensive and low-cost model. It reveals logistical weaknesses for the immediate future. But it also highlights new consumer trends already identified, which will in the longer term transform the organization ...
William Beguerie
April 30 2020
6 min

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