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    Captain Upply’s lane of week 10: Shanghai - Le Havre

    Tough Times and rough seas for the ocean carriers with significant exposure in this trade lane. A lower than expected post Chinese New Year demand, combined with ample capacity clearly pushed rates downward. Let's dive into Captain Upply's outlook for this week.
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    March 06 2019
    1 min

    The EU’s new deal on carbon emission targeting trucks

    On February 19, 2019, the European Parliament and the European Council stroke a deal to reduce carbon emissions of heavy-duty vehicles. As of today, heavy vehicles account for over 25% of the road carbon emissions in the European Union (EU). Some efficient alternatives exist and could be easier to i...
    William Béguerie
    March 05 2019
    2 min

    Time For a New Road in the European Haulage Industry

    “Imagination is the best shipping company in the world”: what if we took Roger Fournier’s words literally? Road Transportation is a major industry in the European economy: it moves 90% of all goods exchanged, provides jobs to over 3 million people, and generates about €300 billion in revenue. And ye...
    William Béguerie
    March 01 2019
    2 min
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    Captain Upply’s lane of week 9: Shanghai - Long Beach

    The market welcomes the announcement made last Sunday by the Trump administration to delay any action on customs taxes until further notice. Even if anticipated, this news has clearly cooled things down for Trans-Pac ocean freight rates.
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    February 27 2019
    1 min

    What to expect for Ocean freight in 2019?

    As we enter 2019, let’s try to predict potential market dynamics (and make a few bets…) for ocean freight shipping. Discover the analysis of Jérome de Ricqlès.
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    February 18 2019
    4 min

    Captain Upply’s lane of week 7: Rotterdam - Ningbo

    This Europe-China route has faced low historical levels for more than a year. However, we are still observing additional pressure on rates for this corridor with an average value observed of $961 on Rotterdam - Ningbo (40HC) lane on Upply.
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    February 13 2019
    1 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

    Captain Upply’s Lane Of Week 6: Shanghai - Hamburg

    The related Chinese New Year (Year of the Pig) celebration has now commenced and will last up until February 19th. This means vacation time for most of the Chinese workforce, leading to a temporary but heavy slowdown in production and economic activity countrywide.
    Jérôme de Ricqlès
    February 06 2019
    1 min

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