visual_supply_chain_analyses

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2024 review of road transport in Europe

Demand for road transport remains weak, in a gloomy context for the European economy. 

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Container shipping companies obtain some end-of-year respite

The prospect of an increase in customs duties is currently pushing freight rates up on lines serving the United States.

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The recomposition of the shipping alliances in 2025

February 2025 will mark the start of a restructuring of the global container shipping market.

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Spain: port governance reform on the agenda

The Spanish authorities have launched a review process of port governance.

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France: road transport prices at a low in October

Uncertainty seems to be overwhelming all players in the transport sector. Prices are still falling in October 2024.

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Container: shipping companies struggle to stop freight rate decline

The shipping companies are trying to stop the downward slide in container shipping freight rates but with little success.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q3 2024

Contracts rates index flat while the spot index falls. Overall both the spot and contracts rates indexes have fallen year on year.

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Road transport Barometer in France • September 2024

Transport prices fell sharply in September, in an uncertain political and economic landscape.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • September 2024

The shippers have found out how to get round the artificial pressure to increase rates in the container shipping market.

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Container: our recommendations for the 2024-2025 negotiating round

Is it best to strike a deal quickly or to let the clock run down a bit before signing 2024-2025 contracts?

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Road transport Barometer in France • August 2024

French road transport seems to have benefited from an "enchanted interlude" of the Olympic Games in August.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • August 2024

Attacks in the Red Sea are continuing to disrupt shipping activities, but spot rates are stationary.

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Spain: port and air cargo traffic in 2023

In 2023, port and air traffic evolved contradictorily in Spain: a decline for the first and a sharp increase for the second.

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Road transport Barometer in France July 2024

Road transport prices on the French market increased by more than 2% in July month-on-month.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • July 2024

Peaks appear to have been reached in spot freight rates on the Asia-Europe route, despite continuing tension in the Red Sea.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q2 2024

This report empowers your decision-making process with data-driven analysis and expert insights.

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France: transport prices at a standstill June 2024

The political situation in France has somewhat brought the road transport market there to a standstill. 

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2024 Financial Panorama of the World's Leading Transport Groups

The slowdown in economic activity which began in 2022 continued in 2023. 

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Spain: changes in road freight rates in Q1 2024

Road transport prices in Spain have held up relatively well in the domestic market.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • June 2024

Maritime freight rates continued to climb for much of June before plateauing.

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Container shipping scenarios in S2 2024 

The world's major economies will have to address the Red Sea blockage in order to bring down sea freight rates.

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Road transport Barometer in France May 2024

Transport prices are not benefiting from the natural tension created by numerous bank holidays and long weekends.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • May 2024

Freight rates continued to climb, more because of the geopolitical situation than excessive demand.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q1 2024

This report empowers your decision-making process with data-driven analysis and expert insights.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • April 2024

As a passage by the Cape of Good Hope becomes commonplace, a certain strain on capacity is being felt.

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Road transport Barometer in France April 2024

Road transport prices in France fell in April 2024 by another 1.3% month-on-month.

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Road transport Barometer in France February 2024

Road freight transport prices in France stopped falling in February, but the sector remains in turmoil.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • March 2024

Traffic is still being disrupted in the Red Sea, but this has not prevented freight rates between Asia and Europe from flattening out.

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Road transport Barometer in France March 2024

Prices continued their long decline in March 2024, a sign that the volumes to be transported are still not picking up.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • February 2024

The rise in freight rates in the Asia-Europe trade is slowing but transpacific rates are continuing to climb.

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Slump in January on road transport prices 

The drop in demand, blockades, and sluggish economic prospects are plunging French transport into a slump. 

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Air Cargo Industry Review 2023 • February 2024

After having registered good results during the pandemic, particularly in 2021, the industry faced challenges in 2022.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • January 2024

World maritime trade is unsettled in this early part of the year, with geopolitical uncertainty the main factor.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q4 2023

The Transport Intelligence, IRU and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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France: road transport prices still falling in December

Unsurprisingly, road transport prices continued to fall in December on the French market

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Geopolitical developments drive up freight rates

December 2023 was marked by the start of a recovery in freight rates, after a particularly bearish year...

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The outlook for European road transport in 2024

The industry is facing major challenges: the economic downturn, the unpredictability of costs & decarbonisation.

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Our 3 scenarios for the container shipping sector in 2024

The industry is facing numerous potential sources of inflation and instability. Freight rates will certainly be higher in 2024.

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Road transport Barometer in France November 2023

In an extremely gloomy atmosphere, road freight transport prices continued to fall on the French market.

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2023 review of road transport in Europe

With falling demand for transport and rising operating costs, the balance of power is once again favouring the shippers.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • November 2023

Freight rates remained critical for the shipping companies, and geopolitical tensions complicated their operations.

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Container shipping in 2023


Shipping prices, once at record highs in 2022, dropped due to economic instability and market oversupply.

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Spain: temperature-controlled road freight transport

Review, analysis and challenges of temperature-controlled freight transport in Spain.

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Road transport Barometer in France October 2023

Road transport prices on the French market fell slightly in October 2023 compared to the previous month but remain at a high level.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • October 2023

The first signs of a return to growth in demand has halted the erosion of ocean freight rates.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q3 2023

The Transport Intelligence, IRU and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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Road transport Barometer in France September 2023

Despite a complicated economic situation, transport prices seem definitively to be heading towards the summits in September.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • September 2023

BAROMETER. Pending the gradual implementation of ETS surcharges, the collapse in prices continues.

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2023-2024 Ocean Freight Contract Negotiations

Should shippers sign up quickly or bide their time? Here are some considerations to be taken into account.

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Road transport Barometer in France August 2023

In August, French transport players were caught between the rise of diesel prices and the decline in volumes. 

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • August 2023

Month after month, it is becoming increasingly clear that the recovery in the Chinese economy.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q2 2023

The Transport Intelligence, IRU and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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Road transport Barometer in France July 2023

BAROMETER. Transport prices in France grew by more than 2% month-on-month in July.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • July 2023

In 2024, the integration of maritime transport into the emissions trading system could change the rules of the game.

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White Paper: supply chain diversification

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of global trade and supply chains.

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Spanish freight transport in 2022

 

The slowdown in the Spanish economy in 2022 has weighed on the development of road and rail freight transport. 

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Overview of freight transport in Germany

Germany has developed a powerful transport and logistics ecosystem. Our white paper provides an overview of the sector.

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2023 Financial Panorama of the World's Leading Transport Groups

Most of the world's leading transport and logistics companies experienced strong growth in their financial results in 2022.

 

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Road transport Barometer in France June 2023

Road transport rates fell in June 2023, as did costs, in a morose economic climate. Market consolidation picked up speed.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • June 2023

The first half was a very morose one for the container shipping companies and the big NVOCCs.

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Road transport Barometer in France May 2023

Road transport prices in France rose by 1.1% in May, as public holidays led to a concentration of demand.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • May 2023

BAROMETER. Shipping companies are slowing down their ships to reduce overcapacity.

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Road transport Barometer in France April 2023

Road transport prices rose slightly in April month-on-month, in a difficult market. The situation of carriers is very variable.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • April 2023

The fall in ocean freight marked time in April and supply chain reliability started to recover.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q1 2023

The Transport Intelligence, IRU and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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Road transport Barometer in France Mars 2023

BAROMETER. March is following the same pattern as February. Firstly, inflation continued to rise.

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Road transport in Germany: a coveted market

Road freight transport accounts for almost three quarters of the total goods transported by land in Germany.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • March 2023

The container shipping sector is still in the woes. The fall in freight rates has now spread to the transatlantic trades.

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Road transport Barometer in France February 2023

The impact of the rise in diesel prices and decrease in transported volumes explain this observation.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • February 2023

Spot rates for goods leaving China are now lower than contract rates but, on other routes, prices have stayed at acceptable levels.

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Air Cargo Industry Review 2022

 

Global air freight volumes dropped below their pre-pandemic levels in 2022 to 250.2 billion tonne-kilometres. 

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Road transport Barometer in France January 2023

Road transport prices in France slowed down in January 2023, as in the previous month. 

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q4 2022

The Transport Intelligence, IRU and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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The outlook for European road transport in 2023 • January 2023

The deterioration of the economy will have an impact on volumes, at least in the first half of the year.

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Road transport Barometer in France December 2022

Road transport prices in France started to fall again in December 2022 according to the Upply Freight Index.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • December 2022

With demand for goods from China still very weak, the shipping companies have cancelled a large number of port calls.

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Our three scenarios for container shipping in 2023 • January 2023

The year 2023 will mark the end of windfall profits for shipping companies, in a context of profound transformation of freight flows.

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French Road Transport Prices Evolution • November 2022

The Upply Freight Index shows a month-on-month rise in road transport prices in France in November 2022. 

 

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • November 2022

Ocean freight rates are continuing to fall, and the quality of shipping services is still lacking, even if port congestion is easing.

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2022 review of road freight transport in Europe

The moment has come to devote some time for the traditional exercise of the year's assessment.

 

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Container shipping in 2022

 

The fall in spot rates in the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades has speeded up since the summer of 2022.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • October 2022

Asia-Europe freight rates suggest that shipping lines are heading for a runway excursion rather than a soft landing.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q3 2022

The Transport Intelligence, IRU and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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French Road Transport Prices Evolution • September 2022

The Upply Freight Index demonstrates the resistance in road transport prices in France, despite a decelerating economy. 

 

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • September 2022

The Covid-19 crisis has undoubtedly shattered the traditional cycles of containerised maritime shipping.

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French Road Transport Prices Evolution • August 2022

For the first time this year, road transport prices fall according to the Upply Freight Index. 

 

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • August 2022

August results have confirmed the fall in Western demand and the drop in spot rates for goods from China.

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French Road Transport Prices Evolution • July 2022

Road freight transport prices are still on the rise, with +2.2% growth in July compared to June. 

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • July 2022

The beginning of the summer saw a reasonable erosion in sea freight rates from Asia.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q2 2022

The Transport Intelligence, IRU and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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Overview of freight transport in Spain

The transport and logistics sector is a major player in the Spanish economy, which today has a European dimension. 

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2022 Financial Panorama of the World's Leading Transport Groups

The economic and operating environment in 2021 was clearly beneficial to the global leaders in the transport and logistics sector.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • June 2022

FAK rates have fallen below the psychological bar of 5 digits for imports from Asia to Northern Europe.

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French Road Transport Prices Evolution • June 2022

With a further 0.8% increase in June, road transport prices in France are soaring higher and higher.

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French Road Transport Prices Evolution • May 2022

Road transport prices rose by a further 0.7% in May compared to April, according to the Upply Freight Index.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • May 2022

Despite weakening demand, the shipping companies kept control of the market in May.

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Spain: the ''long march'' ahead for rail freight

In the rail freight transport sector in Spain, the most important development has been the liberalisation decided at an EU level.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • April 2022

The shipping companies have been able to maintain an average price increase despite a fall in cargo volumes.

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French Road Transport Prices Evolution • April 2022

With a further increase of 4.4% in April, road transport prices in France have never reached such heights.

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Spanish ports drive logistics chain modernisation

The ports play a key role in Spain's external trade since they handle 60% of exports and 85% of imports.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q1 2022

The Transport Intelligence, IRU and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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Road transport Barometer in France • March 2022

Unsurprisingly, road transport prices in France skyrocketed in March according to our Upply barometer.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • March 2022

The war in Ukraine is now the focus of attention, due to the human tragedies that are taking place.

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Changes in Spanish road transport

 

Spanish Road freight transport (RFT) is a key sector of its economy and a major player in Europe.

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Road transport Barometer in France • February 2022

Road transport prices in France rose again in February as shown by our Upply barometer.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • February 2022

As the pandemic continues to block any change in the situation in Asia and the war in Ukraine has come as a new blow.

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Road transport Barometer in France • January 2022

Road transport prices in France increased again in January 2022, as indicated by our Upply barometer.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • January 2022

MONTHLY BAROMETER. Ocean freight rates increased slightly again in January before the Chinese New Year.

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Air Freight 2021 


In 2021, global air freight volumes overtook their pre-pandemic level and freight rates broke all records.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q4 2021

The Transport Intelligence, IRU and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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The outlook for European road transport in 2022

European road freight transport should benefit from a continuingly dynamic economy in 2022. 

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The prospects for container shipping in 2022

The shipping companies want and seem to hold all the cards they need to do even better in 2022.

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Road transport Barometer in France • December 2021

Road transport prices in France rose again in December 2021, according to our Upply barometer.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • December 2021

Freight rates started climbing again on the major East-West trade routes in December after the slight reduction seen in November.

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Road transport Barometer in France • November 2021

Road transport prices in France rose significantly in November 2021, according to our Upply barometer.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • November 2021

Demand seems to be easing, leading to a decrease in ocean freight rates for containers in November.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • October 2021

The month of October saw a dip in FAK container shipping rates except in the transpacific trades.

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Road transport Barometer in France • October 2021

Road transport prices in France stagnated again in October 2021, according to our Upply barometer.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q3 2021

The Transport Intelligence, IRU and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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International Transport Barometer • October 2021

The world economy has confirmed that it is in a V-shaped recovery process, which is supporting global trade.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • September 2021

One thing is clear in this post-summer holiday period: shippers are having to pay a lot more for services.

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Road transport Barometer in France • September 2021

Road transport prices in France rose only very slightly again in September 2021, according to our Upply barometer.

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Turbulent conditions for 2022 ocean freight contract negotiations

The shipping companies look likely to change the rules as the new annual freight contract negotiating season.

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Road transport Barometer in France • August 2021

Road transport prices in France rose very slightly in August 2021 up 0.1%, according to our Upply Freight Index.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • August 2021

Inflationary trends and the approach of the peak season mean that any downward movement is excluded.

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Air freight flourishes in first half 

 

Global air freight volumes exceeded 2019 pre-Covid levels by 8% in the first half of 2021.

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Road transport Barometer in France • July 2021

French road transportation prices fell by 0.5% in July 2021, according to our Upply Freight Index.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • July 2021

An increase in ships' average speeds, demand which has reached a plateau compared to the growth of the first half.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q2 2021

The Transport Intelligence and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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International Transport Barometer • July 2021

In the first half of 2021, the economy has recovered significantly. Shipping and air freight prices remain above pre-crisis levels.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • June 2021

Ocean freight rates continued to rise in June on all major routes. A soft landing is starting to look likely, however, in the summer.

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Road transport Barometer in France • June 2021

Road transportation prices in France rose by 0.8% in June 2021, according to our Upply barometer.

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Financial Panorama of the World's Leading Transport Groups • July 2021

Find the 2020 financial results of the main transport and logistics groups, analysed in the light of the global economic situation.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • May 2021

The rise is being fuelled by strong Western demand against a background of growing uncertainty.

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2011-2021 China-Europe Rail Freight: Ten-Year Review

In 2011, the China Railway Express was just a route for shipping laptops from southwestern China to Germany.

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Road transport Barometer in France • May 2021

Road transportation prices in France rose by 0.3% in May according to our monthly Upply barometer.

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • April 2021

The rise in freight rates is continuing and is now affecting virtually all maritime trade routes.

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Road transport Barometer in France • April 2021

Road transportation prices resumed their rise in France in April 2021, according to our Upply barometer.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q1 2021

The Transport Intelligence and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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International Transport Barometer • April 2021

The health crisis plunged most industrialised countries into a major economic recession.

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Air Freight Barometer • April 2021

 

Cargo volumes returned to pre-Covid levels, helped by the continuing disorganisation of supply chains.

 

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • March 2021

Helped by strong demand, container shipping freight rates stayed at high levels in March.

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Road transport Barometer in France • March 2021

Road transportation prices remained almost stable (-0.2%) in France in March 2021, according to our Upply barometer. 

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • February 2021

The fall in demand generally seen at the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations did not occur this year.

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Road transport Barometer in France • February 2021

Road transport prices stayed stable in France in February 2021, according to our Upply barometer.

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Air Freight Barometer • March 2021

 

In this favourable climate, transport prices remain at high levels even if they have shown a seasonal reduction.

 

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Monthly Container Shipping Barometer • January 2021

 This is the Container Shipping Barometer to follow market developments closely in this particularly volatile period.

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Air Freight Barometer • January 2021

 

The air freight industry registered a 10.6% drop in demand in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

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Road transport Barometer in France • January 2021

French road transport prices increased by 1.2% in January 2021, according to our Upply barometer.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q4 2020

The Transport Intelligence and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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International Transport Barometer January 2021

What are the price trends for air and sea freight transport in the context of a sustainable pandemic?

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The outlook for European road transportation in 2021 • January 

The Covid-19 pandemic will continue to mark road freight transportation in this new year.

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Seaborne container transport in 2020 • December 2020

2020 will remain in the annals as an exceptional year which has been full of surprises.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q3 2020

The Transport Intelligence and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.

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International Transport Barometer • October 2020

Upply is launching an "International Transport Barometer", which aims to shed light on price trends transport.

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Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q2 2020

The Transport Intelligence and Upply report devoted to the evolution of road freight rates.