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    Pays de la Loire : accelerating economic development through logistics

    SPECIAL REPORT. The Upply Road Freight Transport Tour de France is stopping off on this occasion in the Pays de la Loire. This first article presents the economic and logistical environment which generates the flow of road transport in the region. The Pays de la Loire is one of the rare regions whic...
    Anne Kerriou
    November 06 2020
    8 min

    The regulation of container shipping in Europe

    Unlike their Chinese and American counterparts, the European competition authorities generally keep out of the commercial problems of the container shipping business. It is time no doubt to change this for the benefit of European Union trade. In China and the United States, the authorities responsib...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    October 29 2020
    4 min

    The United States makes freight transport a strategic priority

    The United States has published a National Freight Strategic Plan. Far from setting one transport mode against another, it sets out a vision and objectives aimed at ensuring that the freight transport system as a whole makes the country more competitive. In September 2020, in application of the FAST...
    Anne Kerriou
    October 27 2020
    5 min
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    Cyber-attacks: the transport and logistics sector in the firing line

    In the transport and logistics sector, the list of companies which have fallen victim to cyber-attacks in the form of "ransomwares" is sadly getting longer by the day. Companies have nevertheless made considerable progress in deal with this kind of incident. In 2017, a worldwide cyber-attack targete...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    October 20 2020
    3 min

    No rebound in road transportation prices during September

    Road transportation prices on the French market rose by a meager 0.3% in September compared to August on our monthly Upply barometer. This is not enough to stem the inevitable fall in prices observed over the past year which was amplified by the Covid-19 crisis. The transportation price curve in Fra...
    William Béguerie
    October 15 2020
    3 min

    Air freight still not back to 2019 level

    Demand for air freight has been rising constantly since the low point in the month of April but at a slow rate. Freight rates are tending to stabilise as the peak season approaches. The month of August confirmed the disappointing diagnosis made by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) i...
    Anne Kerriou
    October 13 2020
    4 min

    Antwerp/New York: slight erosion of freight rates over last 3 months

    Upply’s data show a slight erosion of ocean freight rates on the Antwerp/New York, despite efficient capacity control. In the Transatlantic sector, the shipping companies have traditionally deployed small capacity vessels, generally ranging from 6,000 TEU to 8,000 TEU, which enables them to manage t...
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    October 12 2020
    2 min

    Driver shortage: women to the rescue

    In the United States, the share of women among truck drivers increased from 3% to 11% between 2009 and 2020. Europe is far behind, with a proportion of around 2%, but also sees feminization as a way to address the shortage of drivers. In 2018, the shortage of truck drivers in the United States stood...
    William Béguerie
    October 08 2020
    6 min

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