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    Road transportation prices continue to stagnate

    Road transportation prices remained almost stable (-0.2%) in France in March 2021, according to our Upply barometer. On the other hand, the volumes transported and diesel prices rose quite sharply. In France, the month of March was first marked by the continuation of the health measures put in place...
    William Béguerie
    April 09 2021
    2 min

    Ever Given owner declares general average: what shippers should do

    Shoe Kisen Kaisha, the Japanese company which owns the Ever Given, has declared general average. Its decision will have major consequences for cargo owners. The probably necessary but highly costly operation carried out by salvage company Smit to free the container ship Ever Given, which was stuck i...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    April 08 2021
    5 min

    Île-de-France: an inescapably logistical region

    DOSSIER. The “Upply Tour de France of transport and logistics" comes to an end in Île-de-France. Through its connectivity, its economic weight and the size of its population, this region plays a key logistical role. "The new map of French regions, which came into being through the law of January 16,...
    Anne Kerriou
    April 07 2021
    6 min
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    Should shippers invest in their own container fleets ?

    The current container shortage is seriously disrupting the fluidity of the supply chain. Should shippers build up container fleets of their own? A first response. Draw me a container…On the shipping planet today, shippers would no doubt happily borrow the words of Antoine de Saint Exupery's Little P...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    April 02 2021
    3 min

    Supply Chain diversification: China retains a strategic role

    States and companies are seeking to reduce their dependence on China in some strategic sectors by diversifying sources of supply. As a world leader in the supply of intermediate goods, China nevertheless retains a strategic role. “China Plus One”, as a strategy to reduce the dependence on Chinese su...
    Ganyi Zhang
    March 31 2021
    8 min

    Little softening of demand or prices in the shipping sector

    The fall in demand generally seen at the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations did not occur this year. Ships are full and container freight rates are still high. "Take your annual holidays now. All the ships are full…" This half-joking remark from a shipping company executive sums up well the cu...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    March 25 2021
    2 min

    An increase in transportation prices, a factor for inflation in 2021?

    At a time of massive stimulus packages in the United States and Europe, inflation is once again a topic of reflection for 2021. The evolution of transportation prices is one of the elements to be watched. As we have seen in post-war periods, after a negative supply shock, a strong economic recovery ...
    David Thebault
    March 23 2021
    6 min

    Road transport price rise marks a pause in February

    Road transport prices stayed stable in France in February 2021, according to our Upply barometer. This is a fairly good reflection of the wait-and-see attitude of the market as it tries to decide whether there are better times ahead or whether morale is continuing to be affected by the crisis. In Fr...
    William Béguerie
    March 19 2021
    2 min

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