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    The Iron Belt: China Railway Express

    The ancient silk road used to connect China and Central Asia by using camels, and now China aims to connect the Eurasian continent via the iron belt, its new railway initiative.
    Ganyi Zhang
    September 05 2019
    5 min

    The EU-Vietnam free trade agreement: impact on the logistics industry

    On June 30th, the EU and Vietnam formally signed a Free Trade Agreement. This agreement is described by the EU as a “milestone” agreement with a developing country, with 99% of the tariff between these two entities being eliminated over the next ten years. It is also the second FTA concluded with a ...
    Ganyi Zhang
    July 18 2019
    5 min

    In between China and the US: where does Europe stand?

    The US-China trade war does not just affect the world’s two largest economies. It has also wide repercussions on the whole global economy, including the largest trading area: the European Union (EU). China and the US are respectively the EU's first and second largest trading partners, together accou...
    Ganyi Zhang
    June 13 2019
    7 min
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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

    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

    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

    The ITF publishes a report endorsing High Capacity Vehicles

    According to a new report published by the International Transport Forum (ITF), the use of “high capacity vehicles”, or HCVs, increases efficiency for road shipping, both in terms of energy efficiency and security. Therefore, the ITF is recommending increased testing of these vehicles, and offers a ...
    Anne Kerriou
    May 14 2019
    5 min

    FOCUS 2020 IMO SULFUR - Outlook 2019: maritime companies feeling the pressure of increasing operating costs

    During the first quarter of 2019, maritime companies suffered a strong “green scissor effect”. Facing a decrease in freight rates, which is normal post Chinese New Year, they’re also affected by the increase in maritime fuel oil prices, caused by the new “Low Sulfur” regulation from the IMO, which w...
    David Thebault
    May 10 2019
    4 min

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