The Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) slipped again on 9 June as weak utilisation on the Transpacific saw liner operators cutting rates on both the US West Coast and East Coast routes, erasing all of the gains made in the previous two weeks. read more

The worst drought for 70 years has hit the Panama Canal, forcing strict new regulations that slash the capacity of some containerships by 40 per cent and will likely increase the price of UK-US goods, warns the international delivery expert ParcelHero. read more

Trap-Eye, the automated and accurate sticky trap monitoring system from Dutch group Biobest, has won the Greentech Innovation Award read more

Chile’s 2022/23 lemon crop is estimated to increase by 26.4% to 172,000 tons, due to favourable climatic conditions. According to FAS Santiago data, lemon exports will increase by 33.9% to 75,000 tons due to higher production and a decrease in freight costs. Likewise, the 2022/23 orange crop
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New Zealand research institute Plant & Food Research has hosted a visit from Dr Zhigang Wang, China’s minister of science and technology as the two countries celebrated their research links. read more

Coles has awarded Australian producers A$3.6m in grants from its Coles Nature Fund to drive innovation and sustainability. read more

Kuehne+Nagel, a prominent global logistics company, is delighted to announce the appointment of David Roussiere as Managing Director for India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. read more

Founded by two food professionals with 30 years of experience in the sector, mainly at the Rungis market, SiFrais.fr is an online store for grocery shopping in just a few clicks. The founders worked on the project for almost three years, and opened the SiFrais.fr website in 2020. “This project
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Yesterday, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) reported that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) “continued to stage disruptive work actions that led to containerized terminal operations coming to a halt. In some cases, the Union slowed down operations, resulting in
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What should be considered when storing fruit and vegetables so that the quality of the stored goods can be optimally maintained? This is one of the central questions that will be the focus of the live online seminar "Quality preservation of fruit and vegetables in the warehouse" of the QS Academy. read more

In Kazakhstan, the capacity of vegetable and fruit storage facilities is only about 35.4%. The largest deficit is in potato and fruit storage facilities, which leads to a shortage of products and an increase in prices during the winter and spring periods. This results in the import of products.
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The Giant, a chain of the Selex Group, relies on the artificial intelligence of ShopFully to increase the readership of its flyer. To do this, it has chosen HI! (Hyperlocal Intelligence), the hyperlocal marketing platform based on ShopFully's artificial intelligence,
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Greenyard and German retail group Dohle Trading Group have taken the first steps towards a customised and integrated customer relationship (ICR), Greenyard announced. Dohle Trading Group had chosen Greenyard as its preferred partner earlier this year
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Evergreen Marine Corp. has announced their latest reefer injection of 1000 Star Cool Units will be fitted with Sekstant. This order comes after a successful year-long connectivity trial of the Sekstant reefer monitoring solution, which offers transparent and convenient control to Evergreen’s
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Cimcorp Group, an automation and gantry-based robotic solutions company, now has a stronger foothold in the Australian market with the opening of a new location. The move reinforces Cimcorp’s commitment to serving customers locally, while also supporting global growth and strategic expansion.
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Last week, Hort Connections 2023 took place in Adelaide. In addition to the trade show, there were speaker sessions running concurrently. read more

This initiative responds to the need of Huelva's berry producers, especially strawberry, raspberry and blackberry, to respond to the new European regulations with real alternatives that guarantee crop health and sustainability. The situation is much more complex

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Silvio Berlusconi, after having profoundly characterised the life of our country for over sixty years, left us yesterday. You will read and hear all sorts of things over the next few days about his business life, although it is mainly the private and political spheres that will hold
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It had to happen sooner or later. ChatGpt, the artificial intelligence much talked about in our social feeds and TV lounges, has given birth to its first robot, and not surprisingly, it is an arm that can pick tomatoes, the crop ChatGpt considers the most
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As technology continues to reshape industries across the globe, the horticulture sector stands on the brink of an exciting transformation: the use of drones. These remarkable machines possess the power to revolutionize the way tasks are performed in horticulture, offering increased efficiency,
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