Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis), the value-added logistics arm of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl), has opened a new climate-controlled facility called the Cool Zone, to cater for the increasing volumes of perishable and temperature-sensitive e-commerce traffic transiting Hong
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Australia’s Griffith University has partnered with the Korean Technology Promotion Agency (KOAT) and Earthfix on a new high-tech smart farm located in Luscombe, Queensland. read more

Hort Innovation is encouraging growers around Australia to apply for a range of levy-funded leadership development opportunities. read more

By decision of 13 April 2023, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) suspended the authorisation for the plant protection product Professional (active ingredient prosulfocarb, authorisation number 00A424-00/01) for the control of annual dicotyledonous weeds on
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A. P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk), a global integrator of logistics, today inaugurated its first warehousing & distribution (W&D) facility in Cape Town, South Africa. Present at the inauguration were Ryan Best, Head of Logistics & Services, Maersk Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and
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Reflecting on 2022, it was a very challenging year for many companies in the industry. “It was a year in which we saw ocean freight rates increase tremendously, but also the year of inflation and increases in fuel prices,” says Sergio Torres with Camposol. “Inflation not only hit our
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The blueberry was a major player at Macfrut 2023 thanks to the International Blueberry Days where the world of the blueberry and the importance of technological innovation for market growth was analysed; read more

The 2023 edition of Macfrut saw Unitec involved as a technical partner of the International Blueberry Days event. By supporting this event the group wants to emphasize the importance of technological innovation in fostering the growth of the blueberry market worldwide, as demonstrated by the
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The Bilbao Port Authority and UniportBilbao, together with VIAL - Vitoria Álava Solución Logística, will participate in the international transport logistic trade fair in Munich, which will take place from 9 to 12 May. At stand B4.406, they will be presenting the diverse multimodal and operational
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The European Almond has brought Portugal and Spain together as part of a three-year campaign to shape the future of the sector. In addition to the EU, it is supported by the industry associations of both countries: SAB-Almendrave and Centro Nacional de Competências dos
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I could start this commentary on Macfrut 2023 by rattling off all the record-breaking figures of this edition, but I think it is fairer to emphasise that what we experienced last week was certainly the result of teamwork on the part of the supply chain, as the President himself pointed out.
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As of 1 May 2023, Dr Maurizio Bottura is the new manager of the Technology Transfer Centre of the Edmund Mach Foundation. The appointment was unanimously resolved at the last meeting of the Board of Directors, which assigned the term of office to
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Breaking the mould was San Lidano's aim for this Macfrute and the result went even beyond expectations. As the company had anticipated (click here to read more), the project was to represent the fruit and vegetable sector under the sign of art, that of the artist
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KitoZyme, the developers of fungal chitosan and Janssen PMP, a division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, have signed an exclusive collaboration agreement to evaluate and develop KitoZyme technologies for post-harvest use on fresh produce. read more

For Apofruit, a new supply chain project is getting underway. This is the collaboration with the company Colt.Or. which, as we had anticipated in recent days (click here to read more), was made official at Macfrut during a dedicated meeting. read more

From the halls of Macfrut, VOG is already looking ahead to the 2023/2024 apple season. On the occasion of the Rimini appointment, the Consortium outlined its next strategies, based on the four elements of the Home of apples structure: origin, expertise, sustainability, products and brands; read more

Six autonomous drones will perform daily flights in the Antwerp port area, a world first that will make an important contribution to the overall security of the complex port environment. Recently launched, the 'D-Hive drone-in-a-box' network is the result of a partnership between the Port of
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For 40 years now, Hubert Vortkamp Ltd has been involved in the transport of temperature-sensitive products, including fruit and vegetables. The company, which has locations in Ahaus and Billerbeck, has gradually expanded its range of services over the years, as Andreas Vortkamp, who is the
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Greenyard has signed a five-year partnership with fruit and vegetable culinary reference We’re Smart, as both companies look to accelerate the active promotion of sustainable and healthy eating ”through the pure power of plants”. read more

Spain and Portugal have joined forces to launch the first-ever joint almond marketing campaign. read more