Global Canal Impact Update – February 1, 2024
Ongoing threats to vessels transiting in the Suez Canal and the severe drought conditions in the Panama Canal, continue to significantly impact global ocean freight transit times and costs. While more capacity has been released, current volumes cannot meet the current demand pre-Lunar New Year.
A new logistics site in Lyon coming soon
In Saint-Quentin Fallavier, in the heart of the Chesnes Park - France's leading logistics zone with its 2 million m² and 13,000 jobs - BANSARD SEKO has decided to develop a new 11,000 m² logistics site with delivery scheduled for October 2023.
SEKO BANSARD continues its commitment alongside Air France KLM Martinair Cargo to reduce CO2 emissions
New commitment from SEKO BANSARD for more responsible logistics! The group has just renewed its agreement with its long-standing partner, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo to participate in the Cargo SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Programme and thus significantly reduce the carbon footprint in the air freight sector.
How can road transport be made faster and more environmentally friendly?
Expert in international road traffic since its creation in 1963, Bansard International continues to develop its network and its solutions. Focus on one of its latest initiatives with the new P400 trailers: faster, more reliable, more ecological and also more economical!
New product: Cross-Border Truck from China to Europe
Discover our new cross-border trucking solution from China to Europe! A reliable alternative for your shipments, without capacity constraints even during high season, faster than sea freight and cheaper than air freight.
Yantian & Nansha Ports congestion updates
Due to few more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Yantian International Container Terminal and the high density in the Terminal yard. Yantian Port is facing some disruptions as well as the port of Nansha which has recently recorded new positive cases closeby.
2020 World's Top 10 busiest Air Cargo Airports
Find back the latest ranking for the world's top 10 world's busiest Airports for cargo traffic in 2020 from the Council International (ACI) preliminary ranking.
E-commerce hypergrowth: a challenge for e-commerce logistics professionals
Digital represents today a real challenge for companies, indeed e-commerce sales increased by more than 15% these last years. The COVID crisis also had a real impact on the markets and the last year in 2020, online sales for physical products jumped to 53% of companies’ global turnover. In order to face these new ways of consumption, it’s a priority for logistics and transport companies to develop new strategies to value the “last mile” which means the final step of delivery to the customer doorstep. In this interview Alain Sebban, Managing Director of Crosslog, explains the new challenges of today’s and tomorrow’s world.
New office for Bansard Spain
Bansard International continues to expand in Spain, after Madrid, Barcelona and Algesiras; a strategic location to support its customers in import/export from North Africa.
Company Event: 2021 Bansard China Gala Dinner
On the evening of April 9th, 2021, Bansard International held the annual GALA dinner in Shanghai’s Mariott ‘Renaissance’ Hotel. It is the first time that we combined the Northern, Southern, and Central China teams to celebrate together.
Back to the container shipping market by our expert
Nearly eight weeks after the long-awaited Chinese New Year 2021, the results are far from shippers' expectations in terms of rates, service, and lead time on the containerized transport market, according to our expert's analysis.
The Suez Canal is blocked by a "200,000 tonne "mega ship
A container ship of 400-meter-long and 59-meter-wide ran aground on the Suez Canal this Tuesday morning. It caused one hundred ships blocked there in both directions.
New phytosanitary regulation
From 1 March 2021, wood packaging material intended for the transport of certain goods originating in China, India and Belarus will be subject to phytosanitary checks on arrival in the EU at regular intervals.
Happy Chinese New Year and Tet Festival !
On the eve of the Chinese new year and the Tet festival find our latest freight market news, our teams also wish you all a very happy lunar year and Tet festival!
Back to our Webinar: Overcome the challenges of air & sea freight
The year 2020 brings historic logistical and transportation challenges: almost a year after the emergence of the pandemic, we are experiencing a disruption in the transport market. How can this situation be explained? How to deal with these disruptions.
WE DID IT!
As shared during the interview with our maritime expert Christopher Leroy, maritime transport is very strongly challenged: major strikes, new IMO regulations, shortage of space then equipment, PSS and record level of SCFI index. It is difficult for the teams to be able to ensure the shipment of goods and thus allow their export between China and Europe.