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    Container shipping's bitter-tasting return to ''normality''

    BAROMETER. Ocean freight rates are continuing to fall, and the quality of shipping services is still lacking, even if port congestion is easing. The fast fall in freight rates for goods exported from China continued in November. Rates in other trades were less affected but the general trend was neve...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    December 09 2022
    3 min

    2022 review of road freight transport in Europe

    Rising transport prices driven by soaring fuel prices, increasing operating costs, and a sharp slowdown in demand at the end of the year in a context of high inflation: a look back at an eventful year 2022 for the road freight transport sector. The moment has come to devote some time for the traditi...
    William Béguerie
    December 06 2022
    10 min

    Container shipping in 2022

    The last quarter of 2022 marks the end of a period in which freight rates have been exceptionally favourable to the container shipping companies. This period, which was caused by a reversal in the balance between supply and demand, lasted from May 2020 to September 2022. The fall in spot rates in th...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    December 01 2022
    11 min
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    Europe: the rise in road transport prices is slowing down

    Road freight transport prices in Europe continued to rise in the third quarter of 2022, but the pace of growth is slowing. The Ti/Upply/IRU index of road transport prices in Europe reached new highs in the third quarter of 2022. At 129.7, the average contractual rates show an increase of 5.4 points ...
    Anne Kerriou
    November 29 2022
    3 min

    The changing EU trade flows in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war

    The Russia-Ukraine war has drastically modified certain trade flows between the EU and Russia. This article examines the changes that have taken place and the possible long-term impacts. The Russia-Ukraine war is having an impact on trade between the EU and Russia, particularly in certain industries...
    Ganyi Zhang
    November 24 2022
    6 min

    Road transport: the development of the energy mix

    SPECIAL REPORT 3/3. Transitional fuels have entered the energy mix, with the arrival of B100 Biodiesel in France and the emergence of a seriously expanding choice of electric trucks. Overview of the manufacturers' product range. Renault Trucks Renault Trucks is betting on alternative Diesel fuels, w...
    Grégoire Hamon
    November 22 2022
    5 min
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    Road transport prices fall in October

    BAROMETER. Road transport prices in France fell again in October, according to the Upply Freight Index. This 1.7% decline was caused by a fall in volumes transported. The recession promises to be difficult for carriers caught between falling prices and rising costs. Fuel shortages and the sluggish e...
    William Béguerie
    November 18 2022
    3 min

    Air freight slowdown confirmed

    Global air freight traffic fell 10.6% year on year in September 2022, causing a corresponding reduction in freight rates. The September figures published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) confirm that the slowdown in air freight activity is continuing. Global air freight volumes ...
    Anne Kerriou
    November 15 2022
    3 min

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