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    Shipping company profitability in 2025

    After unhoped for profits for the shipping companies in 2024, 2025 promises to be more difficult. Will the shipping companies make money this year? Every year for five years, Upply has tried to forecast whether or not the shipping companies would be profitable. Until now, our predictions have tended...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    March 31 2025
    6 min

    Containers: how to manage the return of refused goods

    The rapid, wide-ranging introduction of additional customs tariffs could encourage some importers to refuse goods and ask for them to be returned. This could be a real challenge for the shipping companies. In shipping company jargon, "return cargo" refers to cargo which needs to be returned to its s...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    March 26 2025
    3 min
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    France: a slight fall of road transport prices in February

    BAROMETER. Transport prices fell very slightly in February on a month-on-month basis. Economic uncertainty has entered a new dimension, which has reduced transport demand even further. Last month, we highlighted the political uncertainty that weighed on economic actors in France. But since then, the...
    William Béguerie
    March 20 2025
    3 min
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    Air freight market cools slightly at start of 2025

    Global air freight traffic increased for the 18th consecutive month in January 2025 but capacity increased faster than demand, pushing transport prices down. 1/ Supply and demand Traffic in January 2025 Global air freight traffic, measured in tonne-kilometres, increased 3.2% year on year in January ...
    Anne Kerriou
    March 18 2025
    6 min

    Customs tariffs: the European Union's response options

    The trade war relaunched by Donald Trump clearly targets the European Union, even if the impacts are limited for the moment. The US auto sector could be targeted by counter-sanctions. The new Trump presidency is already notable for its inconsistency. During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump pr...
    Camille Brugier
    March 14 2025
    13 min
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    Ocean freight rates maintained by precautionary demand

    BAROMETER. After suffering a fall in January, ocean freight rates stabilised in February, as demand was maintained by fears of additional customs tariffs in the United States. Major developments Suez Canal the key issue in 2025 After Maersk's publication of sparkling 2024 financial results, chief ex...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    March 12 2025
    4 min

    Containerised Transport: The 5 Highlights from TPM 2025

    Our maritime expert was in Long Beach for the TPM trade show, dedicated to the containerised maritime transport industry. Here is an initial snapshot on the emerging topics in the context of today's rather turbulent news. For its silver jubilee, the 2025 edition of TPM in Long Beach lived up to expe...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    March 11 2025
    6 min

    Foreign investors move into Spanish freight transport sector

    WHITE PAPER. The Spanish freight transport market has been attracting increased investor interest during the last two years. This trend has helped to internationalise the sector and boost the role of the Spanish economy in international trade. In 2023 and 2024, Spain benefited from a significant inf...
    Daniel Solano
    March 06 2025
    3 min

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