Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the ocean freight cost benchmarking and procurement support division of Drewry Shipping Consultants, has announced the launch of Drewry Container Freight Portal, a powerful new ocean freight procurement and cost benchmarking resource combining all Drewry’s
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The Council of Ministers approved the Competition Bill; read more

"Care for the environment and respect for people are among the main growth factors of a company". This is stressed by Spreafico Francesco e F.lli spa, an industry leader in the production and marketing of first and fourth range fruit, which has published its
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AgroFresh solutions help growers, packing houses and retailers along the food supply chain to improve the quality and extend the shelf life of fresh produce. For more information on these and other post-harvest solutions, please visit the

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The Apofruit Group (Apofruit Italia, Canova and Mediterraneo Group) will be at Macfrut 2023 with new supply chain and product innovations. Objective: expanding its presence in the large-scale retail trade Fragole Solarelli read more

The United Kingdom government has announced plans to invest up to £21 million into African countries to enhance the continent’s depleted cold chain systems as part of efforts to drive down wastage of agricultural produce (as well as the more efficient storage of medicines). read more

This extends its reach to companies with less complex intralogistics needs, but which prioritise high quality. By diversifying its portfolio into Xcellence Line and Classic Line and launching the new product line, STILL is adapting to changing customer needs and is also expanding its reach to companies with less complex intralogistics needs, but which prioritise high quality.
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On the basis of Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued two emergency authorisations for the insecticide Exirel to control the cherry vinegar fly and the cherry fruit fly. read more

Cherries are loved by many consumers, but the shelf life of cherries is short, which is a big challenge for growers and sellers in production and sales. Post-harvest preservation of cherries is critical to maintaining their quality and freshness, and effective measures need to be taken to ensure
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To address the many challenges faced by Tanzania's potato and avocado sectors, several brainstorming sessions were held in Arusha in the second week of March 2023. Stakeholders from across the sectors met there to discuss solutions and strategies for a more sustainable and efficient potato and
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Canadawide is getting wider. Just recently, the Montreal, Quebec-based produce wholesaler opened a new facility just 10 minutes away from the company's current operations. With that new space, it doubles the company’s pallet capacity for storage as well as doubling their banana ripening rooms.
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In the first quarter of 2023, 1.5% less freight passed through the port of Rotterdam than in the same period last year. In total, 111.7 million tonnes were handled compared with 113.4 million tonnes in the same period in 2022. The fall mainly concerned the throughput of containers and freight in
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COSCO SHIPPING Tianjin, Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port Group, and the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) attended the shareholder investment agreement signing event for Beigang New Energy Investment in Singapore on 3 April. read more

Chilean apple exporters are seeing a decrease in shipping costs that will help with much needed returns to growers, but more is needed to cover rising input costs. According Cristobal Rodriguez, a deputy manager from the Chilean producer and exporter Prize: “Despite the drop in ocean freight
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The horticulture directorate has suspended two companies on allegations of shipping immature avocados to overseas markets in a violation of set rules that threaten the sale of the fruit. Real Fresh Exporters Limited and Kandia Fresh Produce’s licenses were suspended by the regulator in late
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The start of the 2023 business year was marked by geopolitical and inflation-related challenges worldwide. In parallel, the supply chain environment quickly normalised after the boom years of 2021 and 2022. Although demand for transport services declined as expected, the Kuehne+Nagel Group
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£100 million to kickstart the delivery of the government’s major ambitions for the UK’s capability in safe and reliable foundation models has been announced by the Prime Minister and Technology Secretary. The Taskforce will develop the safe and reliable use of this pivotal artificial
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For consumers and market participants, the issue of sustainability in the cultivation and marketing of fresh fruit and vegetables is becoming increasingly important. As the central industry platform, QS has worked together with experts from science and practice over the last two years to develop
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It was in 2016 when the organisation of banana producers from the Canary Islands, Europlátano, entered the Swiss market through Coop Suisse, one of the most important distribution chains in the country. Coop Suisse was founded more than 150 years ago as a small banana cooperative.
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More and more people are looking for healthy, regional, local and sustainably produced food when they shop. The Cologne-based start-up "Loql", which emerged from the Rewe Group Innovation Hub, is now addressing these needs, the company says. read more