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    France: stagnation of road transport prices in February

    BAROMETER. Road freight transport prices in France stopped falling in February, but the sector remains in turmoil. Declining demand is weighing on freight rates. The deteriorating economic situation is beginning to be felt on the ground. According to data published by INSEE, the business climate in ...
    William Béguerie
    March 18 2024
    2 min

    Economy of containerised maritime freight in a context of war economy

    The expression "war economy" is coming back in force in European political rhetoric. Turning words into actions would have a real impact on containerised shipping. "How to refer to a "war economy" without being at war yourself ?", headlined the newspaper Le Monde in an article of January 10, 2024 (a...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    March 15 2024
    4 min
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    Shipping companies keep their heads above water in first quarter

    BAROMETER. The rise in freight rates in the Asia-Europe trade is slowing but transpacific rates are continuing to climb. The crisis in the Red Sea is have a particularly heavy impact on the Mediterranean market. Most container ships are continuing to go round the Cape of Good Hope to avoid coming un...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    March 14 2024
    3 min
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    Could ''butterfly'' services be the answer to the Red Sea problem?

    If the disruption continues in the Red Sea, shipping companies will need solid alternative routes. "Butterfly" services are one option, although they are still relatively rare. Faced with the attacks of the Houthis in the Red Sea, the shipping companies have adapted their services by sending them ro...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    March 01 2024
    5 min

    Road transport: freight rates plunge in the spot market

    Road freight transport prices in Europe on the spot market fell by 4.5 points quarter-on-quarter and 14.8 points year-on-year in the 4th quarter of 2023, reflecting weak demand. In its interim winter forecast published on 15 February 2024, the European Commission revised the EU and euro area growth ...
    Anne Kerriou
    February 27 2024
    3 min
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    Slump in January on road transport prices

    BAROMETER. Road transport prices in France continued to fall. The drop in demand, blockades, and sluggish economic prospects are plunging French transport into a slump. In January 2024, all of France was shaken by the farmers' revolt. This movement disrupted the cabinet reshuffle, which had begun on...
    William Béguerie
    February 16 2024
    2 min

    Air freight traffic still below pre-pandemic level in 2023

    REVIEW. Global air freight traffic fell 1.9% down in 2023 year on year to 245 billion tonne-kilometres. In this situation, freight rates held up relatively well. In the air freight industry, 2023 ended better than it began. After having registered good results during the pandemic, particularly in 20...
    Anne Kerriou
    February 14 2024
    3 min

    Bypassing Suez and Panama: advantage or disadvantage?

    Maritime transport has made an impromptu rediscovery of the 19th century sea routes via the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn with some advantages... albeit very temporary ones. 1/ What were the main motivations behind the construction of the Suez and Panama Canals at the end of the 19th century? To s...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    February 09 2024
    3 min

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