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Transportation & Logistics Analysis

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18/09/2026

France: Road Transport Prices Stagnate in August

BAROMETER. In August 2026, fuel prices jumped by nearly 10%, but road transport prices stagnated, weakening the cash flow of companies in the sector. August 2026 was the hottest month ever recorded globally, and France was not spared. The ...

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Transportation & Logistics Analysis

3 min

10/09/2026

Container freight rate rise eases slightly except in the Pacific

BAROMETER. In August, ocean freight rates were fairly stable or slightly down in the Asia-Europe and transatlantic markets but remained tight in the Pacific. There was no summer truce for international container shipping, which once again ...

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Transportation & Logistics Analysis

6 min

04/09/2026

Economic prospects scuppered by the conflict in the Middle East

The outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East has disrupted growth scenarios for 2026. After the Covid pandemic in 2020, the war in Ukraine in 2022 and the tariff war in 2025, supply chains are suffering a new shock which confirms the ...

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