Market Insights | Transportation & Logistics Analysis (15)

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    Ocean freight rates settle at high level

    August freight rates confirmed that rates have stabilized at high levels. Inflationary trends and the approach of the peak season mean that any downward movement is excluded during the next few weeks. With Western demand still strong, logistics chains are still under strain. Rail alternatives to the...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    September 10 2021
    2 min

    Analysis: the impact of DHL's takeover of Hillebrand

    Deutsche Post DHL announced on 17 August that it was acquiring ocean freight forwarder J.F. Hillebrand. The operation is one of the most significant strategic external growth operations of recent years. Little known to the uninitiated, German ocean freight forwarder J.F. Hillebrand has succeeded in ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    September 03 2021
    4 min

    Air freight flourishes in first half

    Global air freight volumes exceeded 2019 pre-Covid levels by 8% in the first half of 2021. Prices have stabilised but the peak season promises to be lively. Air freight volumes in tonne-kilometres in June 2021 were 9.9% up on June 2019, while volumes for the first half as a whole were 8% up on those...
    Anne Kerriou
    August 27 2021
    2 min
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    Europe: road transport prices continue trending upwards during Q2 2021

    The road freight rates in Europe remain on an upward trajectory in the 2nd quarter of 2021, supported by the increase in demand. According to the latest edition of the Road Freight Rate Benchmark published by Upply and Transport Intelligence (Ti), the average freight rate on the main European lanes ...
    Anne Kerriou
    August 25 2021
    3 min

    Road transportation prices down slightly in July

    French road transportation prices fell by 0.5% in July 2021, according to our Upply Freight Index, in a context of tightening health restrictions. Diesel prices continue to rise. After a month of June characterized by the easing of health restrictions, the month of July 2021 was marked by the ramp-u...
    William Béguerie
    August 20 2021
    2 min

    Maritime transport: an improvement in services is finally taking shape

    The maritime container transport market eased slightly in July. The scenario of the freight rate market coming in on a high seems to be confirmed along with a tendency towards an improvement in the quality of service. An increase in ships' average speeds, demand which has reached a plateau compared ...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    August 16 2021
    2 min

    Road transportation: a promising market for investment funds

    Overall, investment funds have shown relatively little interest in road freight transportation. A cyclical yet promising sector, as the testimonies we have gathered show. Transportation economy differs from the general economy in its dynamic, complex, and varying aspects. Because goods circulate in ...
    William Beguerie & David Thebault
    August 10 2021
    8 min

    Freight rates go into overdrive in June

    Ocean freight rates continued to rise in June on all major routes. A soft landing is starting to look likely, however, in the summer. Like excessive heat in spring, the month of June seems to have caused the last ramparts of reason in the container shipping market to melt away.
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    July 21 2021
    2 min

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