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States come to the rescue of ''their'' shipping companies

Once again, a certain number of states have decided to provide regular line container shipping companies with financial aid. Some protest that this is an intolerable breach of free market rules. But it is also a matter of defending key assets. The government of South Korea granted emergency aid tota...
Jerome de Ricqles
June 02 2020
3 min

Road transport prices in France: down 2% in April

Our monthly Upply barometer for road freight transport in France shows a fall in rates of 2% in April 2020, compared to March 2020. This decline, although significant, does not fully reflect the economic catastrophe that has arisen from the Covid19 epidemic. The worst is yet to come. April 2020 was ...
William Beguerie
May 29 2020
4 min

Reformatting the shipping industry post-Covid: the possible scenarios

Because of its impact on world trade volumes, the coronavirus epidemic has had a massive impact on regular line shipping on and has heavily disrupted supply chains. What form will recovery take in the sector after the first worldwide wave of the coronavirus? Here is a first response based on three p...
Jerome de Ricqles
May 22 2020
8 min
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European road freight rates: Impact due to Covid still limited in Q1

The road freight transport prices in Europe fell by 0.8% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter, and by only 0.2% compared to Q1 2019. The impact of the Covid-19 epidemic was still limited during this period, though there were some warning signals on certain lanes. The road fr...
Anne Kerriou -
May 21 2020
2 min

The resumption of activity in European supply chains and transport
William Beguerie
May 18 2020
6 min

ANTWERP-NORFOLK: freight rates starting to be eroded

Ocean freight rates in the trans-Atlantic trades held up relatively well during the first quarter, as is illustrated by the evolution of the rate on the Antwerp-Norfolk line for a 40' dry high cube container, carried on a port-to-port basis, THC included. But the economic crisis which has smitten th...
Jerome de Ricqles
May 13 2020
2 min

Crew changes essential for supply chain continuity

The disruption of air transport caused by the Covid-19 epidemic has made it difficult to carry out crew changes in the shipping industry. Solutions need to be found urgently if the workings of port economies and supply chain continuity are to be preserved. On Friday May 1, in and around cargo ports ...
Jerome de Ricqles
May 11 2020
3 min

Fresh produce: the latest challenge for the supply chain

The Covid-19 epidemic is shaking up the fresh produce industry, which has been built on an intensive and low-cost model. It reveals logistical weaknesses for the immediate future. But it also highlights new consumer trends already identified, which will in the longer term transform the organization ...
William Beguerie
April 30 2020
6 min

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