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May 25, 2017

CARGO TRANSPORT * Latin America: Analysis / Document

* Panama - Characteristics of land transport, analysis by region

--- In a document entitled “Automotive Cargo Transport (TAC) in Latin America: Logistic Support for Production and Trade”, developed by José Barbero and Pablo Guerrero, and published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) the characteristics of this sector, is outlined and its projections... The report, in general, was carried out from various studies and includes 14 countries, revealing the enormous diversity of the sector. This is verified not only among the different countries, but also within each country in particular... In the Southern Cone, efficiency achieves an average to high level with an average 80,000 kilometers per year. Although international transport is developed and has high levels of efficiency, it is not relevant in comparison to the national TAC... The sector has high-efficiency companies, coupled with numerous small operators, with a growing specialization. In the fleet, however, there are very modern segments and numerous old trucks, with many difficulties for small carriers to renew their fleets... 
City of Panama, Panama - The Bulletin Panama - May 22nd, 2017

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Jan 7, 2010

ANALYSIS * TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS WORLDWIDE

Looking back over a decade - and at prospects for 2010

London,UK -Transport Intelligence, by Thomas Cullen -4 Jan 2010: -- December 31, 2009, marked not just the end of a year but also the conclusion of a decade – a decade that saw the transformation of the logistics sector if not beyond recognition, then into a much more sophisticated and high-profile area of business in all advanced economies and many developing countries... The shipping sector probably experienced the biggest changes. Container shipping was thrust into the centre of the world's economy as a result of globalisation... In contrast, air freight appears to have managed an aggressive project of capacity reduction. Like shipping, aviation will see an enormous level of consolidation in the near future... Surprisingly, road freight saw consolidation in many Western markets over the past decade. FedEx has continued to grab LTL (less than truck load) market share in North America, while Kuehne + Nagel and Deutsche Bahn have maintained their acquisition programmes in Western Europe. A sector as huge as road freight is unlikely to ever be dominated by a few big players, yet the consolidation in areas such as LTL will probably continue, expanding geographically as well as deepening within national markets... Consequently, it is a safe prediction for 2010 that there will be extensive restructuring and bankruptcy amongst logistics companies, with markets continuing to undergo profound change. Indeed, this change will be at least as great as that seen over the past decade... (Picture from joc: oiltanker dazzy1960)

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Oct 5, 2009

Analysis * Europe - New report identifies best and worst performing logistics industry sectors

The European automotive and chemical logistics sectors have been hit hardest by the present economic downturn and will not recover to pre-recession levels before 2012

London,UK -Transport Intelligence -30 Sep 2009: ... According to figures published today in the latest report by Transport Intelligence, European Vertical Sector Logistics 2009. However it has not been all bad news for the contract logistics industry and the report identifies those sectors set to outperform the rest of the market. The pharmaceutical logistics sector will be the industry's star performer, showing consistent growth throughout the period and achieving a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 2.4%. Even this rate is much lower than that experienced in the past five years when the sector achieved an annual growth rate of 7.8%, based on strong underlying volume growth and out-sourcing... Other sectors which have performed robustly in these difficult economic times include the consumer and retail sectors. In particular sales of FMCG products and groceries have held up – consumers are still buying the essentials... (Photo from roadtransport: Scania trucks in Russia)

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Apr 27, 2009

TRUCKING ANALYSIS * Australia - Truckers advised to lower speeds, maximise capacity

Logistics is facing further obstacles this year following a particularly tough 2008...

Queensland,Australia -Queensland Business Review -27 April 2009: -- Logistics is ranked seventh in the IBISWorld report of top-10 sectors feeling the pinch of the financial crisis... Freight volumes are falling sharply, resulting in an overly competitive market and tight margins... Trucking industry revenue is expected to fall a further 3.4 percent, while profit remains at around 0.2 percent... In addition, the report says approximately 5,500 jobs will be slashed... However, clamping down on trucking costs is listed as a top suggestion to protect margins... Operators should also aim to lower average speeds, follow less-congested alternate routes and reduce braking and acceleration... Taking advantage of capacity will ensure that costs per unit are reduced, while cutting back on the number of trucks in operation will also reduce excess capacity... (Photo from transportcafe.co.uk: Australian Truck: Melbourne, Adelaide)

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Apr 25, 2009

TRUCKING INDUSTRY ANALYSIS * WORLDWIDE

* Europe Examines Economic Impact on Truckers

Geneva,Switzerland -Outsourced Logistics (Cleveland,OH,USA) -Apr 23, 2009: -- Nearly 100 industry and government representatives attended a hearing to discuss what measures might be needed to help the European motor carrier industry survive the economic crisis. The meeting provided a view of the severity of the economic impact on trucking, but has yet to offer solutions... The economic downturn is already having a dramatic impact on HGV traffic. Traffic volumes on motorways have dropped by between 5% (France) and 34% (Spain) in December 2008 compared to the same month in 2007. First figures for 2009 show that this trend is expected to worsen in the near future. Traffic (measured in vehicle per kilometre) dropped 8.27% in December 2008 in Austria compared to the same month a year before, while the decrease recorded in January 2009 reached 20.27%. The fall in traffic is also visible when measured in terms of Average Daily Traffic (ADT). ADT in the Liefkenshoek tunnel in Belgium was reportedly 5% lower in December 2008 than it was the same month the year before, and 22% lower in January. International road traffic, which was set to grow rapidly before the crisis, also appears to be affected by the recession. The latest statistics from German motorways (Mautstatistik) show that the number of HGV crossing borders on toll roads in Germany in February 2009 had decreased 17.3% compared to the previous year... Moving through a list of consequences and indicators of the severity of the market situation, the group noted, limited access to credit is a major concern for capital intensive operators such as logistic operators investing in and employing costly equipment. In cases where transport equipment is leased, operators may be protected by long term contracts, and in these cases it is the equipment owners that are suffering the economic consequences. The road transport sector also depends on a large number of labor-intensive small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which are economically more fragile...


* USA - Trucking Sector Prices Pressured Despite Signs Of Bottom

New York,NY,USA -Dow Jones Newswires, by Bob Sechler -24 April 2009: -- Prices to ship freight by truck have been coming down as truckers fight over fewer customers amid the soft economy, a trend that may continue despite some industry optimism that steep volume declines are stabilizing... "Pricing is more competitive than I've ever seen it," Con-way Inc. (CNW) Chief Executive Douglas W. Stotlar said ... Stotlar, who estimates the less-than-truckload freight sector has about 15% to 20% too much capacity, said he sees little chance for the pressure on prices to abate this year even if freight volumes have stabilized... Less-than-truckload shippers consolidate freight from multiple customers onto single trucks... LTL shipping company YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW)'s national division ticked up about 1%, although the company noted the figure was helped by its decision to concentrate on the most profitable customers... YRC, which has been wrestling with a substantial debt load, reported a 30% slide in per-day tonnage at its national segment and a 22% slide at its regional business. The company said it was hurt both by the poor economy and by concerns by some customers regarding its financial position...

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Jan 14, 2008

Analysis * Ireland - Covering the Medium & Heavy Trucks Industry in Asia Pacific

Dublin,Ireland -BUSINESS WIRE/Research and Markets -January 13, 2008: -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Medium & Heavy Trucks in Asia-Pacific" to their offering... It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information...

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