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    The Coronavirus Outbreak: A summary of its impacts on the supply chain

    The coronavirus outbreak is going to have a wide range of impacts on shipping and supply chains, as well as on the Chinese manufacturing industry. The coronavirus outbreak in China has caused over 300 deaths there since January 2020. On January 30th, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the ...
    Ganyi Zhang
    February 03 2020
    7 min

    Road transport market: no rebound in December

    The French road transport market remained stable over December. The magic of Christmas has failed to reverse the downward trend observed in recent months. Over one year, transport prices fell by only 0.3%, but this decline is likely to continue. Gloom has now settled over the world of French road fr...
    William Béguerie
    January 31 2020
    3 min

    Ningbo-Rotterdam: freight rates fall slightly

    Ocean freight rates between Ningbo and Rotterdam are experiencing a slight decrease at present but different factors indicate that a rising trend is likely over the next few weeks. On this "classical" Asia-Europe line, which is representative in so far as it attracts large volumes of cargo of the so...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    January 29 2020
    2 min
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    Heavy goods vehicle registrations: 10 years of recovery

    The annual report of France's Observatoire du Vehicule Industriel (OVI) indicates that vehicle registrations in France and Europe were at a "very high level" in all commercial vehicle markets. A "natural reduction" is expected in 2020. The European market for industrial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes got ...
    Anne Kerriou
    January 27 2020
    3 min

    China-US Phase One Trade Deal: A moment of truce?

    2019 has been a year full of uncertainties: The China-US trade war, Brexit, and troubled waters in Hormuz... Now we have entered into 2020, some are experiencing a moment of respite whilst others are escalating. Let’s analyze the trends that can be anticipated. Along with the signature of the China-...
    Ganyi Zhang
    January 24 2020
    8 min

    ROTTERDAM-NEW YORK: freight rates stay high

    Shipping prices are holding up at high levels on the trans-Atlantic route between Rotterdam and New York despite the start of the low season. What is happening on the trans-Atlantic shipping market, which is generally quite calm at this time of year? Several factors are contributing to the creation ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    January 22 2020
    2 min

    Outlook for 2020: key points to follow in road transport

    Transport prices, social framework, reduction of CO² emissions, digitalization: let's analyze together the challenges that will drive road freight transport in 2020, in the light of the lessons that can be drawn from 2019. Evolution of transport prices Apart from the Spanish market, which experience...
    William Béguerie
    January 20 2020
    5 min

    The prospects for maritime container transport in 2020

    At this start of the year, Captain Upply presents his annual forecasting exercise. Let us review together the market trends which could mark 2020. According to the first reports we have on one-year contracts concluded in early 2020, shipping rates are generally stable in relation to last year but ar...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    January 17 2020
    7 min

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