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    International Transport Barometer: freight rates still high

    The global economy and international transport are strongly correlated. Upply is launching an "International Transport Barometer", which aims to shed light on price trends in sea and air freight transport. The coronavirus epidemic has deeply disrupted international supply chains. In both maritime an...
    David Thébault
    October 05 2020
    1 min

    Rethinking the Congestion in the China-Europe Railway

    The Asia-Europe Railway has been in the limelight since the outbreak of the pandemic, with a sharp surge in freight volume during the past eight months. However, this success is now hampered by its level of congestion. In the past eight months, the volume of freight (TEUs) via the Asia-Europe railwa...
    Ganyi Zhang
    October 01 2020
    6 min

    Nouvelle-Aquitaine: a fairly stable Road Freight Transportation market

    DOSSIER. Road freight transportation in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region has remained mostly stable between 2014 and 2018. As elsewhere in France, demand is mainly driven by intra-regional traffic flows. Road freight transportation (RFT) in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has seen little development in recent years...
    Anne Kerriou
    September 29 2020
    4 min
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    Tokyo-Southampton freight rates: a slight downward trend

    Following the conclusion of a first significant pre-Brexit bilateral agreement between Britain and Japan, we look this week at the freight rate trend on the Tokyo-Southampton line. With freight rates steady at a high level, although slightly down these last weeks, our Upply data for 40' containers t...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    September 25 2020
    2 min

    Nouvelle-Aquitaine: a logistics value chain in need of reinforcement

    DOSSIER. The “Upply Tour de France of Road Freight Transportation (RFT)” sets up camp in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. A region that aims to "structure and strengthen its logistics value chain". The result of the merger of the Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes regions, Nouvelle-Aquitaine can claim the ...
    Anne Kerriou
    September 22 2020
    6 min

    August, 2020: Road transportation prices fall again

    Road transportation prices in the French market fell by 0.8% in August compared to July on our monthly Upply barometer. Thus cancelling out the slight improvement seen in July. However, this fall seems to be more in line with a contraction linked to the summer break than a sharp decline in the marke...
    William Béguerie
    September 21 2020
    3 min

    How to ensure your containers are loaded aboard ship

    With shipping capacity under pressure, ensuring that your containers are loaded aboard ship is not a small matter. FAK rates can be a very useful option in the current climate. Although it is generally acknowledged that the shipping company and shipper have a shared interest in loading the right car...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    September 18 2020
    3 min

    The resurgence of Coronavirus and its impact on Europe-Asia trade

    Starting in July, we have witnessed a resurgence of COVID-19 in Asia and Europe. The growing infection rate in Asia, the global export powerhouse, poses concerns for global trade. Global trade is still being deeply affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. This article first takes a comparative look at Aus...
    Ganyi Zhang
    September 16 2020
    6 min

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