Global logistics provider cargo-partner has launched a new Full Container Load (FCL) offering connecting India to Benelux destinations, addressing the varied requirements of businesses importing goods to the Netherlands and Belgium.
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Maersk pilots Shanghai as new global gateway for LCL Shipments
2024-02-13 00:00
Shipping and logistics company Maersk announced today that it will pilot Shanghai as its new global gateway of Less-than-Container-Load (LCL) shipments. This signifies a ground-breaking milestone in the industry for shipments from different nearby countries and areas to be consolidated and
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Robots to make banana processing more a-peeling
2024-02-13 00:00
Scientists are researching and developing new technology to build a prototype robot arm that will automate the repetitive and intensive parts of banana processing, resulting in significant efficiencies for the banana industry.
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New highlights in celery, coriander and rocket at Tozer's Open Days
2024-02-13 00:00
As usual, the seed company Tozer presents new varieties at the Open Days held at its Los Olivos estate in El Albujón, Murcia. From 13 to 15 February, Tozer's field days are now a regular event to get to know the latest in natural horticultural innovation.
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Fruit and vegetables, time for a change of tone
2024-02-13 00:00
If the supply chain is certified and the quality of the products has already reached a high standard, what does it take for companies in the sector to stand out on the market? The network of producers La Grande Bellezza Italiana gave an example of this in Berlin: focus on a new register of communication, both visual
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Farmers' protest, where to start?
2024-02-13 00:00
Fresh from the Forum that brought together inMilano Marittima more than 450 operators in the national agri-food sector, the Impresa Persona Agroalimentare association (founded 25 years ago and with more than 2,500 companies in its network along the entire supply chain, from agricultural production to
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Global logistics company C.H. Robinson has developed new technology that creates a major efficiency in freight shipping: removing the work of scheduling an appointment at the place a load needs to be picked up and scheduling another appointment where the load needs to be delivered. Across the
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ABC Logistic enjoys two new warehouses in Alava
2024-02-13 00:00
Since 1 February, in addition to the warehouse in Perretegana street, the ABC group has a second warehouse in the same industrial estate across the street, with an additional 5,000 m2 and 5,500 racking positions, as well as an open area of 1,000 m2 for operations.
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"Hike in freight rates for containers to Rotterdam have gone up by around 3000 USD"
2024-02-13 00:00
Despite a challenging season, the export volumes for grapes from India are increasing, says Samir Singh, business promoter for Indian grape exporter Mersel Foods: “The harvesting of grape and packing operations are going on in full swing. Export volumes to all of our destinations are
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Italian company celebrates one hundred years of innovation
2024-02-13 00:00
It was in 1924 that the first sorting machines of Dalle Vacche appeared in Massa Lombarda. It was in this traditional company that UNITEC established its roots, promoting the integration of innovative entrepreneurial experience, whose immediate focus was the development and application of
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West Australian bananas get a second life
2024-02-13 00:00
Unfit bananas from West Australia, rejected by supermarkets due to blemishes or incorrect size and shape, are being repurposed instead of being wasted. A new freeze-drying facility in Carnarvon, located 900 kilometers north of Perth, offers an alternative for these bananas, which are otherwise
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The major service disruptions due to the round-of-Africa routing naturally leads to the question of how this has impacted deployed capacity. Using their Trade Capacity Outlook database, Sea Intelligence looked at the differences in offered capacity between the immediate pre-crisis and the
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Aldi extends new sourcing model to pineapples
2024-02-12 16:00
Franka, it’s been just over a year since Aldi announced its new banana sourcing strategy and its commitment to building a fairer and more transparent banana supply chain by connecting buying and corporate responsibility. Now, you are doing the same with pineapples, where workers face a similar
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Agroponiente Group obtains LEAF certification Mark f
2024-02-12 11:00
Spain’s Agroponiente Group has obtained LEAF Marque certification. The company said the milestone reaffirms its commitment to the philosophy of “conscious agriculture” based on respect for the environment. LEAF Marque is a global assurance system recognising more sustainably farmed
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Agroponiente Group obtains LEAF Mark certification
2024-02-12 11:00
Spain’s Agroponiente Group has obtained LEAF Marque certification. The company said the milestone reaffirms its commitment to the philosophy of “conscious agriculture” based on respect for the environment. LEAF Marque is a global assurance system recognising more sustainably farmed
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Fruit Logistica, Innovation Awards winners announced
2024-02-12 00:00
Last Friday, during the last day of Fruit Logistica, not one, but two prizes were awarded for companies offering innovative products for the sector. In addition to the annual Fruit Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA), awarded to Unica Fresh for its Zucchiolo, for the first time
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Tomra Food presents sorting and grading solutions with AI
2024-02-12 00:00
An exciting Fruit Logistica for Tomra Food, which presented three new solutions based on artificial intelligence. Lots of novelties, but the mission still remains customer proximity thanks to the new organisational structure. The latest element of the new structure is the creation
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'New shipping service is good news for citrus exports'
2024-02-12 00:00
The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) welcomes the announcement that a leading global liner shipping company, Hapag-Lloyd, is now offering its services in exporting citrus from the ports in Durban and Gqeberha. The new service will be active by the end of May, in time for the
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Emergent Cold LatAm opens a new refrigerated warehouse in Panama
2024-02-12 00:00
Emergent Cold LatAm now offers the largest temperature-controlled food storage capacity in Central America and the Caribbean. Emergent Cold Latin America is inaugurating the expansion of its temperature-controlled food storage and logistics facilities in Panama, as part of a US$ 15 million
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Planet Farms' growth path continues
2024-02-12 00:00
Planet Farms, a leading technology company in the vertical farming sector, is proceeding with its development programme by focusing on its new-generation plant in Cirimido, whose construction work will see a major acceleration in the coming months, with
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