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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer

Upply is proposing a new monthly feature, the Container Shipping Barometer, so as to follow market developments closely in this particularly volatile period.
Jerome de Ricqles
March 02 2021
2 min

Centre-Val-de-Loire: connected logistics with Île-de-France

SPECIAL REPORT.  The “Upply Tour de France of Road Freight Transportation (RFT)” stops off in Centre-Val-de-Loire. A region whose logistical vocation is very marked by its proximity to Île-de-France. Centre-Val-de-Loire is the result of the merger of the Centre and Val-de-Loire regions in 2015. The ...
Anne Kerriou -
February 26 2021
5 min

2020: Air freight's crazy year

The air freight industry registered a 10.6% drop in demand in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. But because capacity was reduced even more drastically than demand, turnover and unit revenues increased.
Anne Kerriou -
February 24 2021
2 min
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Shipping: the price of ''clean'' fuel is rising

The price of low sulphur marine fuel currently stands at over $500 per tonne. This should reassure the many shipping companies which installed scrubbers two years ago. In early 2020, when the new International Maritime Organisation rules on sulphur oxide emissions had just come into force, everyone ...
Jerome de Ricqles
February 22 2021
2 min

Road transport prices: light, finally, at the end of the tunnel?

French road transport prices increased by 1.2% in January 2021, according to our Upply barometer. The steady increase in fuel prices seems to be the main reason for the increase but there are also clear indications that recovery is on the way. Road transport prices in France showed a significant 1.2...
William Beguerie
February 18 2021
2 min

AfCFTA: A More Integrated Africa in the Global Supply Chain

The new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is open for business since January 1st, 2021. This article discusses Africa’s potential in engaging in the global supply chain under the AfCFTA. On January 1st, 2021, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) started to trade under the pref...
Ganyi Zhang
February 17 2021
10 min

Strong economic recovery expected in 2021

The world economy should return to growth in 2021, with the rate of growth estimated at 4% to 5.5%. International trade in goods and services, on the other hand, could grow by 8.1%. In 2020, the world faced its fourth deepest recession in 150 years. According to World Bank estimates, the economic me...
David Thebault
February 15 2021
6 min

Visibility in road freight transport: the key to customer satisfaction

Visibility and traceability have always been a major capability desired within road freight transport. It’s now possible through collaboration and digitalization. The supply chains of today are closely linked with all business functions within an organization, beyond production, and directly impact ...
Upply News
February 12 2021
3 min

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