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    How data-driven insurance can secure supply chain resilience

    Supply chain networks are more exposed to external disruptions than ever before. Next to cyber-attacks, adverse weather conditions are one of the biggest threats business operations can face, causing billions of losses. However, most companies are not well-prepared for natural or man-made disasters,...
    Descartes Underwriting -
    July 12 2019
    7 min

    Eastern Partnership: the connections between the EU and Asia

    On June 6th, the European Council published a joint declaration entitled Eastern Partnership-taking the transport cooperation agenda forward. This latest declaration reconfirmed the parties’ commitment to furthering cooperation on transport, addressing mainly the construction of new infrastructure, ...
    Ganyi Zhang
    July 08 2019
    5 min

    The “real” map of the major hinterlands for container shipping

    Captain Upply is taking you on an expedition to the hinterlands of France’s largest ports. Our 30+ years of experience working with port operators in Paris, Marseille, and Le Havre give us the opportunity of showing a detailed picture of the day to day activities of container road transport througho...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    July 04 2019
    4 min
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    The structural organization of transport: from decentralization to integration

    Two opposing forces are always at play in a company (purchasing, production, sales): centralization creating opportunities for economies of scale and standardization on the one hand, and decentralization to promote close client relationships, agility, and singularity. The transport industry is no st...
    William Béguerie
    June 04 2019
    4 min

    Lessons in hindsight: the impact of China’s European port acquisition strategy

    China’s grand European plan, along with Italy announcing its formal participation in the Belt and Road Initiative, means that China is on everyone’s lips. Since 2013, China has acquired shares in 14 European ports (not including ones with MoU agreements). While there is on-going debate regarding the...
    Ganyi Zhang
    May 07 2019
    7 min

    COSCO acquires a 60% stake in Chancay Terminal in Peru

    Chinese shipping company COSCO acquired 60% of the Chancay terminal from Volcan, a Peruvian mining company on January 23rd, in Davos. This is COSCO’s first port acquisition in South America. Chancay is located 58 km north of Lima and the port will be developed jointly by COSCO and Volcan.
    Ganyi Zhang
    February 12 2019
    2 min

    How will political and economic trends impact global freight markets in 2019?

    The year that just ended was full of challenges and uncertainties in both the political and economic realms. We are expecting 2019 to bring more clarity after a few months of blurriness. In 2019, politics seem to be becoming increasingly more important in determining the outcomes of international tr...
    Ganyi Zhang
    February 11 2019
    4 min

    Supply Chain Hot Topics: week of January 14th

    Every week, Upply is giving you an outlook on the news that matters in the Supply Chain world. This week: EU negotiations on Mobility package, Brexit at stake and a new stage in the China-US trade war.
    Ganyi Zhang
    January 16 2019
    2 min

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