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    Our three scenarios for the container shipping sector in 2024

    The container shipping industry is facing numerous potential sources of inflation and instability. As a result, it is very likely that that freight rates will be higher in 2024 than they were in 2023. As 2024 gets under way, it is no exaggeration to say that the climate for the container shipping se...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    January 03 2024
    3 min

    Air freight sector hopes for a little peak season cheer

    Global air freight traffic increased 3.8% year on year in October 2023. Carriers are hoping to get at least a little peak season cheer but the economic climate remains tense. The world air freight industry registered a traffic total of 21.9 billion tonne-kilometres in October 2023 - an increase of 3...
    Anne Kerriou
    December 21 2023
    5 min
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    France: road transport prices fell again in November

    BAROMETER. In an extremely gloomy atmosphere, road freight transport prices continued to fall on the French market. Low demand, despite it being theoretically the high season, is worrying carriers. In this month of November 2023, a considerable amount of negative economic news has accumulated: erosi...
    William Béguerie
    December 19 2023
    2 min
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    Towards an increase in Asia-Europe freight rates

    The major shipping companies are temporarily abandoning the Suez Canal route due to armed attacks in the Gulf of Aden. This is leading to higher costs, prices and transit times. The facts The Houthis, Yemeni rebels backed by Iran, have carried out multiple drone and missile attacks since November, t...
    Anne Kerriou
    December 18 2023
    2 min

    2023 review of road transport in Europe

    Road transport demand decreased in 2023 in Europe, resulting in lower freight rates. At the same time, operating costs have increased, leading to a deterioration in the profitability of transport companies and a balance of power that is once again favouring the shippers. 1/ Weak economic activity in...
    William Béguerie
    December 15 2023
    11 min
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    Container shipping market: low rates and geopolitical tensions

    BAROMETER. Freight rates remained critical for the shipping companies in November, while geopolitical tensions complicated their operations. Despite the reserves built up during the post-Covid years, the shipping companies and leading forwarders are having to restructure. When it published its finan...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    December 13 2023
    3 min

    Container shipping in 2023

    The collapse of freight rates in the container shipping sector was confirmed in 2023. For the top ten container shipping companies, the impact has been greater than expected and has been felt more rapidly. In 2023, the container shipping market was marked by the return of freight rates to pre-pandem...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    December 08 2023
    7 min

    Spain: the challenges of temperature-controlled road freight transport

    The Spanish temperature-controlled road haulage market is facing new challenges. However, it remains a powerful sector, which is attracting interest from investment funds and foreign companies. According to the Spanish trade magazine "Transporte XXI", temperature-controlled logistics companies gener...
    Daniel Solano
    December 06 2023
    4 min

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