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    Europe: road transport prices up sharply

    Between June and September 2021 road freight transport prices in Europe recorded a fifth consecutive quarterly increase. The increase in demand, but also in costs, is fueling this trend. The Ti / Upply road transport price index in Europe hit a new record in the third quarter of 2021, standing at 10...
    Anne Kerriou
    November 12 2021
    3 min

    Global air freight stayed on robust growth path in September

    Global air freight traffic stabilised at a high level in September. Prices are continuing to grow as the high season approaches. Air freight volumes are stabilising at a high level, according to the September market analysis just issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Traffic ...
    Anne Kerriou
    November 10 2021
    4 min

    Overseas Territories: the impact of transport price inflation

    The economic actors of the French Overseas Territories, the DROM-COM (*) are worried about the increase in sea and air freight rates. Admittedly, the increase is not as significant as on the Asia-Europe or the Trans-Pacific corridors, but the economy of these territories is very dependent on the imp...
    Anne Kerriou
    November 05 2021
    10 min
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    Supply chain: nearshoring becomes a pertinent option

    The continuing pandemic situation in Southeast Asia and the energy shortage in China have seriously affected the manufacturing capability in East Asia. In the meantime, the ongoing supply chain disruption now makes nearshoring an increasingly pertinent supply diversification option. In recent months...
    Ganyi Zhang
    November 02 2021
    7 min

    Inflation and supply chain tensions threaten recovery

    The world economy has confirmed that it is in a V-shaped recovery process, which is supporting global trade. This situation is feeding inflationary tensions, including in the transport and logistics sector. The world economy has confirmed that it is in a V-shaped recovery process. The 3.2% drop in G...
    David Thebault
    October 29 2021
    2 min

    Analysis: Why Maersk is ready to take on the forwarders

    According to The Loadstar, shipping company Maersk Line is preparing to start dealing solely with direct shippers from 1 November, cutting out the forwarders. Is it a declaration of war or just a return to fundamentals on the company's part? Since integrating Damco in 2020, the Maersk Group has been...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    October 26 2021
    4 min

    Air freight: towards a record year for airlines

    Global air cargo traffic again exceeded pre-Covid levels in August. The high season promises to be very dynamic and prices are on the rise again. Global demand for air freight turned out to be fairly stable in August, for the 4th consecutive month. But it remains well above pre-Covid levels, with a ...
    Anne Kerriou
    October 22 2021
    4 min

    Shipping companies adopt a new pricing logic

    Freight rates stayed generally stable in September at high levels. But their progression over the last 18 months shows that there has been a radical change in shipping company thinking on freight rates. One thing is clear in this post-summer holiday period: shippers are having to pay a lot more for ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    October 20 2021
    2 min

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