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    Technology makes its way into transport insurance

    During the 2019 Parismat conference the main players in French maritime, aviation and transport insurance organized a roundtable discussion dedicated to the question of accumulation and tracking of containers. Innovative technologies bring a precious aid to the whole of the supply chain, even if psy...
    Anne Kerriou
    June 03 2019
    5 min

    Nhava Sheva / Rotterdam: an attractive option for retailers

    This week, let’s focus on India and its booming Port of Nhava Sheva recording a 7.3% traffic growth in TEU in Q1 2019 versus Q1 2018.
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    May 29 2019
    2 min

    U.S-China trade war: How does the tariff policy affect container shipping

    After a nearly 6-month long truce in the trade war, all the progress made in the past is now at stake, as the US and China impose more sanctions on each other’s goods this early May. While there has been a lot of discussions about the trade war, this article will look more specifically at the relati...
    Ganyi Zhang
    May 28 2019
    6 min
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    e-CMR: the key to digitizing trucking

    Electronic consignment notes, also called “e-CMR”, are used in more and more countries. This emerging tool lowers costs and speeds up the billing and administrative aspects of shipping.
    William Béguerie
    May 23 2019
    3 min

    Rotterdam / Durban: rates are flat

    Let’s explore this week a "no stories" port pair on a North / South containerized route : Rotterdam / Durban.
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    May 22 2019
    2 min

    Iranian crude oil: the impact of expiring US waivers on global sea freight

    Trump’s government decided not to renew the “significant reduction exemptions” allowing the primary consumers of Iranian crude oil to continue importing it in limited quantities. This six-month waiver, which expired on May 2 2019, was granted last November to eight countries, after the US imposed sa...
    Ganyi Zhang
    May 21 2019
    5 min

    Road transport: which energy solutions can lower the industry's carbon footprint?

    Although trucking will remain a widely used mean for shipping goods in Europe, the industry will have to lower its carbon footprint by 2030. The transition will be made possible by a broad range of energy solutions, from diesel fuel all the way to hydrogen fuel cells.
    William Béguerie
    May 17 2019
    4 min

    IMO: France is advocating to lower ship speed

    This week, France is presenting a proposal to the International Maritime Organization to regulate the speed of commercial ships, in an effort to lower greenhouse gas emission. This is an interim and immediately applicable measure, which could be replaced by an overall yearly limit applied to each sh...
    Anne Kerriou
    May 16 2019
    4 min

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