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01 February 2024 | France | Business information

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.

02 September 2023 | France | Corporate

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.

23 June 2023 | France | Corporate

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.

20 October 2021 | World

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!

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07 May 2021 | World | General

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.

30 April 2021 | France | Subsidiaries

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.

19 April 2021 | Spain | Corporate

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.

13 April 2021 | China | Events

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.

12 April 2021 | World | General

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.

24 March 2021 | World | General

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.

17 February 2021 | World | General

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.

10 February 2021 | World | General

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!

02 February 2021 | World | Events

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.

01 February 2021 | World

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.

26 January 2021 | France | Various

Lebanon solidarity action

On Tuesday 4 August 2020, two powerful explosions shook Beirut (Lebanon), causing a blast that was felt for tens of kilometres around and the collapse of many buildings. The Bansard International group did not hesitate to mobilise their teams.

21 January 2021 | China

2021 starts with a new office for Qingdao

Bansard International China's Qingdao office continues to grow! To support its expansion in the region, The Qingdao team has moved to a new office.

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