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Marine insurance: pay attention to general average

Focussing excessively on freight rates sometimes distracts attention from subsidiary parts of shippers' maritime transport budgets like transport insurance. It is an area which should not be neglected, however, if one wants to avoid rude awakenings. Let's start this quick tour of transport insurance...
Jerome de Ricqles
February 17 2020
2 min

No peak season for European road transport in Q4 2019

European road freight rates changed little in the 4th quarter of 2019, despite the peak season, indicates the latest edition of the Upply / Transport Intelligence European Road Freight Rate Development Benchmark. Another sign of the market slowdown. The 4th quarter is generally a period of recovery ...
William Beguerie
February 14 2020
2 min

2019, a dark year for air freight

Worldwide air freight traffic fell 3.3% in 2019. The fall was the first since 2012 and represented the industry's worst performance since the crisis in 2009. World trade tensions are hitting the industry hard and the coronavirus epidemic has compromised the prospects of recovery. The warning lights ...
Anne Kerriou -
February 11 2020
2 min
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"Low Sulfur" regulations: the impact on maritime shipping prices

The introduction of the Low Sulfur IMO 2020 regulations has fueled lively discussions between shippers and shipping companies. The AUTF (French Freight Transport Users' Association) took stock of the impact of these regulations, particularly in terms of transport prices. Regulations by the Internati...
Anne Kerriou -
February 10 2020
5 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 Beguerie
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...
Jerome de Ricqles
January 29 2020
2 min

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

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 ...
Jerome de Ricqles
January 22 2020
2 min

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