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    French road transport prices rise in April

    BAROMETER. Road transport prices rose slightly in April month-on-month, in a difficult market. The situation of carriers is very variable, depending on their size and bargaining power. During the month of April, the social crisis continued to express itself in France in the form of strikes, demonstr...
    William Béguerie
    May 16 2023
    2 min

    Supply chain and trade: diversification becomes tangible

    Diversification is now at the centre of corporate supply chain strategies and governments’ industrial policies. It is beginning to have a tangible impact on world trade. The global pandemic and the ongoing geopolitical tension have placed diversification at the centre of corporate supply chain strat...
    Ganyi Zhang
    May 12 2023
    8 min
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    A pause in the fall in ocean freight rates

    BAROMETER. The fall in ocean freight marked time in April and supply chain reliability started to recover. In April 2023, the container shipping market held its breath. The deterioration in Asia-Europe and Asia-United States came to a halt. The worst looks to have been avoided, at least for the time...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    May 10 2023
    2 min
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    Germany: a solid fabric of ports and maritime operators

    SPECIAL FEATURE 5/5. Germany, the world's fourth-largest economy, has taken care to preserve and develop a well-functioning port and maritime ecosystem. Germany is notable, on a European scale, for the power of its foreign trade. Number 1 for exports in value terms, it is also one of the few countri...
    Hervé Deiss
    April 28 2023
    12 min

    Maritime transport: how to manage the risk of general average

    Shippers can sometimes be called to the rescue financially by shipping companies in the event of incidents on a ship, in the name of the principle of general average. A greater risk today than in the past. General average is an internationally recognised marine system, which allows certain losses an...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    April 26 2023
    5 min

    Germany, Europe's rail freight champion

    SPECIAL FEATURE 4/5. Germany has by far the largest European rail freight market with a total traffic of 123 billion tonne-kilometres in 2021, or about 31% of the EU total. Germany is the main contributor to rail freight transport performance in the EU, with 123 billion tonne-kilometres (tkm) in 202...
    Anne Kerriou
    April 21 2023
    8 min

    Air freight: a slight improvement in February

    Air cargo volumes continued to decline in February year-on-year, but at a slower pace. Freight rates remain mostly on a downward trajectory. February 2023 marks the 12th consecutive month of decline for the world's air cargo industry. According to data published by the International Air Transport As...
    Anne Kerriou
    April 19 2023
    6 min
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    Road transport prices in France were ''marking time'' in March

    BAROMETER. Road transport prices rose only slightly in March on the French market. However, everything points to a new cycle of rising transport prices. March is following the same pattern as February. Firstly, inflation continued to rise. Certain basic necessities, in particular, registered very si...
    William Béguerie
    April 14 2023
    2 min

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