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    Heavy goods vehicle registrations: 10 years of recovery

    The annual report of France's Observatoire du Vehicule Industriel (OVI) indicates that vehicle registrations in France and Europe were at a "very high level" in all commercial vehicle markets. A "natural reduction" is expected in 2020. The European market for industrial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes got ...
    Anne Kerriou
    January 27 2020
    3 min

    China-US Phase One Trade Deal: A moment of truce?

    2019 has been a year full of uncertainties: The China-US trade war, Brexit, and troubled waters in Hormuz... Now we have entered into 2020, some are experiencing a moment of respite whilst others are escalating. Let’s analyze the trends that can be anticipated. Along with the signature of the China-...
    Ganyi Zhang
    January 24 2020
    8 min

    ROTTERDAM-NEW YORK: freight rates stay high

    Shipping prices are holding up at high levels on the trans-Atlantic route between Rotterdam and New York despite the start of the low season. What is happening on the trans-Atlantic shipping market, which is generally quite calm at this time of year? Several factors are contributing to the creation ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    January 22 2020
    2 min
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    Outlook for 2020: key points to follow in road transport

    Transport prices, social framework, reduction of CO² emissions, digitalization: let's analyze together the challenges that will drive road freight transport in 2020, in the light of the lessons that can be drawn from 2019. Evolution of transport prices Apart from the Spanish market, which experience...
    William Béguerie
    January 20 2020
    5 min

    The prospects for maritime container transport in 2020

    At this start of the year, Captain Upply presents his annual forecasting exercise. Let us review together the market trends which could mark 2020. According to the first reports we have on one-year contracts concluded in early 2020, shipping rates are generally stable in relation to last year but ar...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    January 17 2020
    7 min

    SHANGHAI-BUSAN: a marked increase in freight rates for 40' HC containers

    This intra-Asian market, which is characterised by mini-tremors and regular roller coaster rides, is known to be highly reactive to sudden variations in supply and demand. The Shanghai-Busan route is operated by 2,000-4,000 TEU feeders, which are versatile, adaptable vessels which can be positioned ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    January 15 2020
    1 min

    Air freight: global traffic decline slows down

    Air freight worldwide dipped 1.1% in November 2019, according to IATA figures. The rate of decline has slowed but has not been stopped and transport prices remain under pressure. Global air traffic has now fallen for 13 consecutive months, following a fresh 1.1% decline in tonne-kilometres transport...
    Anne Kerriou
    January 13 2020
    2 min

    Can a shipper choose where to stow a container on a ship?

    The question, which is a perfectly legitimate one, of the choice of the location of containers on board ships, regularly resurfaces in discussions between shipping companies and shippers. But the answer is less simple than it seems. Reserve a place for your container on board a ship in the same way ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    January 10 2020
    5 min

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