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    An overview of the US tariff on 7.5 billion USDs-worth of EU goods

    On Oct. 18, the US imposed a tariff on 7.5 billion dollars-worth of EU goods, following a decision of WTO granting the US the right to take countermeasures against EU’s subsidies to Airbus. The value of the goods being targeted accounts for over 17% of the total EU exports to the US in 2018. In this...
    Ganyi Zhang
    November 04 2019
    4 min

    Customer experience and CSR put logistics back into the spotlight

    The importance of logistics as an element of competitivity is no longer debatable in businesses, despite investment that is not comparable with this level of recognition. A study carried out by the group Les Échos for the logistics provider Geodis shows that the rise in the importance of challenges ...
    Anne Kerriou
    October 31 2019
    7 min

    Rotterdam/Ningbo 40' HC dry: freight rates in exorable decline

    For two years, we have seen a slow but inexorable reduction in ex-Europe ocean freight rates on the Rotterdam/Ningbo route. The cause is overcapacity. Capacity offered is much greater than demand on the Rotterdam/Ningbo route. This is the principal cause of the fall in freight rates seen on the rout...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    October 30 2019
    2 min
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    Road transport can integrate the principles of the circular economy

    When we talk about the circular economy in the supply chain, we generally think about optimizing logistic circuits and "reverse logistics". But road transport can also take part in the more general move to a circular economy. In many ways, it is already involved…sometimes without knowing how to best...
    William Béguerie
    October 29 2019
    7 min

    European ports: China sets up its commercial “factories”

    For the last ten years or so China has been weaving a network of entry points into European ports, from the Mediterranean to Northern Europe, all linked to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This strategy is reminiscent of those of the colonial factories and the 19th century concessions, which the ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    October 28 2019
    4 min

    Grand Est : The road haulage companies resist in a difficult economic situation

    Dossier - Over the last 5 years the road freight transport in the Grand Est has decreased by 8.2% in terms of Freight Tonne Kilometres despite the good performance of internal traffic flow. The region remains however the seat of some splendid road haulage companies, and the echoes concerning the eco...
    Anne Kerriou
    October 23 2019
    4 min

    GRAND EST: The logistical potential is still only partially exploited

    DOSSIER. Upply invites you to take part in its second stop-off on its “Tour de France of Road Freight Transport” which was created as part of the launch of its marketplace. Following on from the Hauts-de-France, we would like to make an excursion into the Grand Est in order to analyse its regional e...
    Anne Kerriou
    October 21 2019
    6 min

    Le Havre/Abidjan in 40' HC: an increase in freight rates

    The current slump experienced by shipping companies on the main East-West routes means that stable markets offering reasonable freight rates and low volatility levels are in demand. The Europe-West Africa is one such market. As part of our weekly analysis of different shipping lines, we have chosen ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    October 16 2019
    2 min

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