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Road transportation prices continue to rise in June

Road transportation prices in France rose by 0.8% in June 2021, according to our Upply barometer. The market has been trending sharply upward for several months. But we have to be aware of inflation which could undermine margins and also of possible pressure on capacity. In June 2021, the easing of ...
William Beguerie
July 13 2021
2 min

Transatlantic trade: further progress on tariffs

The United States and the European Union are one step closer to resolving their trade disputes. Suspension of additional tariffs has been granted in both the large aircraft dispute and the steel and aluminum dispute. A number of decisions in May and June 2021 have undoubtedly provided very positive ...
Ganyi Zhang
July 08 2021
3 min

Second half scenarios for the container shipping market

The sharp rise in container shipping freight rates should peak in the summer but everything indicates that they will stabilise at high levels. Last January, when we made our traditional start of the year forecasts, we came up with three hypotheses for the container shipping market in 2021:
Jerome de Ricqles
July 06 2021
5 min
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Financial Panorama of the World's Leading Transport Groups

Upply publishes its first financial overview of the freight transport industry, based on the 2020 results of the main groups operating internationally. The objective is to show the economic importance of the sector and the impact of the pandemic on the different categories of operators. Since it was...
David Thebault
July 01 2021
2 min

Freeing up of Ever Given: our advice to importers

The container ship Ever Given should soon be able to sail again, as a financial agreement is in sight. Affected importers must prepare for this deadline. A financial agreement seems to be in the process of being concluded between SCA, the managing authority of the Suez Canal, and Shoei Kisen, the ow...
Jerome de Ricqles
June 29 2021
2 min

Ocean freight rates continue to climb

Ocean freight rates continued to rise in May on all the main East-West markets. The rise is being fuelled by strong Western demand against a background of growing uncertainty and concern about the feasibility of transport operations. The United States and, with the exception of Germany, Europe are c...
Jerome de Ricqles
June 23 2021
2 min

Hungary, a promising logistics hub for the China-Europe connection

Hungary is expected to become a major logistics hub for the China-Europe trade, as demonstrated by several major infrastructure projects that are already deployed or planned. Multiple transportation infrastructure projects already deployed or planned place Hungary in a position to become a new logis...
Ganyi Zhang
June 22 2021
10 min

2011-2021 China-Europe Rail Freight: Ten-Year Review

The year 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the China Railway Express (CRE). A vast rail freight network linking China to Europe which has been gradually building up. Traffic is taking off, and expansion plans are well underway. Originally, in 2011, the China Railway Express was just a route for sh...
Ganyi Zhang
June 16 2021
2 min

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