Iconic Chiquita buses are back to brighten the streets of London
For the ninth consecutive year, Chiquita is participating in the London bus campaign to bring back its iconic yellow banana buses to London this summer. The seven, fully-electric buses will run

Fresh Direct partners with Fischer Farms
Produce supplier to the UK hospitality sector Fresh Direct has partnered with vertical farming pioneers, Fischer Farms, to launch a range of British-grown herbs and leafy greens – giving its

UK road freight services defy inflation, with stable prices year-on-year
The latest data from the TEG Road Transport Price Index shows that year-on-year haulage and courier prices remain stable, despite inflation pushing prices up elsewhere. However, this stability

Del Monte chooses paper bands for bananas
Del Monte looks at the environment and takes a step towards the sustainability of its packs by replacing plastic banana bands with paper bands. The choice, it is estimated, will lead to a saving

"At the moment, a lot of Mexican Kent mango is being shipped by air to the European market"
Logistics plays an essential role in the import of perishable products, especially when it comes to the shipment of fresh fruit like mangoes, whose season is already underway in Mexico, and even

Chinese cross-border freight trains boost cargo transport to Europe, Central and Southeast Asia
China's outbound cross-border freight trains operated normally during the first half of 2023, with the cargo transport volume to Europe, Central Asia and Southeast Asia keeping a positive trend

Airfreight demand sees spring dip
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has today (5 July) released data for May 2023 global air cargo markets showing weak market conditions. Global demand, measured in cargo

Easyfresh announces integration of Konoike Shipping Co., from Japan into Easyfresh family
Easyfresh has issued a statement saying they are happy to announce the integration of Konoike Shipping Co., from Japan into the Easyfresh family. Konoike Shipping Co.,Ltd, was founded in 2001 as

Congestion eased, business fluidity promoted in Eastern Cape port terminals
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and Maersk are proud to announce their successful collaboration in implementing a road-to-rail initiative during the citrus season in the

"Biggest STRATA Invicta steam peeler on transport to customer"
Dutch food processing equipment company Kiremko claims to harness extensive experience in every form and shape of potato processing. It has issued the following press release: "This week, this

BGL: Alternative route map for the holiday season
From now on, the Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) e. V. (Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal) is once again offering its tried and tested

Worldwide shipping must improve sustainability
Maritime transport represents around 80% of global freight transport and is responsible for almost 3% of CO2 emissions. Therefore, it improve its sustainability in order to strengthen global value

DSLV: "Zero-emission logistics cannot be had at zero cost".
Declining transport volumes and rising costs are putting forwarders and logistics companies under increasing pressure. After two economically good years, the profit expectations of freight

Limited international flights are challenging eastern Uttar Pradesh agri exporters
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) find that many challenges, especially of transportation, should be tackled guarantee the exports from Uttar

Cherrybox, the cherry basket with stone holder
Taste cherries on the move and in a convenient and clean way, eliminating the hassle of looking for an appropriate place for the stones. Simapack, a company from Vignola specialising in customised

Job offer: Euro Pool System is looking for sales representatives (m/f/d)
Euro Pool System (www.europoolsystem.com) is Europe's leading provider of logistics systems for food retailers and food producers. With our pool of transport container systems and our dense depot

Primever opens Dutch branch
On June 1, 2023, Primever Holland opened in Poeldijk, the Netherlands. It has cross-docking facilities for fruit and vegetable transport to France and its distribution from there to the

Record road freight prices for May, as government support helps the sector reduce emissions
The TEG Road Transport Price Index has revealed an overall price-per-mile increase of 1% in May, despite inflation finally hitting single digits at 8.7% in the UK. The index has risen 1.2%

"Despite coating, controlled ripening of the fruit is still possible"
In no other product category is spoilage and thus waste as high as in overseas goods such as bananas, mangos, avocados and co. Due to the long transport routes, tons of fruit exotics end up in the

Hub can make rail freight faster and cheaper
"An average freight train can replace 56 trucks," reads the Prorail website. After walking and cycling, trains produce the least CO2 emissions of all transportation forms. Yet in 2021 - the

"You'll find our trailers from Japan to Siberia to the Netherlands"
What began, in 1948, as a small company in an equally small Dutch village called Noorden has grown into a global player and market leader: Van der Peet Logistics and Transport Solutions, which, in

BGL: Stunned by doubling of truck tolls on 1 December
On the occasion of the draft of a third law for the amendment of toll regulations passed by the Federal Cabinet, which among other things is associated with an approximate doubling of the HGV toll

Batch of Serbian strawberries returned to sender after inspection in Pskov region
At a temporary storage warehouse in the Pskov region, a state inspector of the North-Western Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor, during quarantine phytosanitary control, found berries

Rwanda to expand avocado exports by sea as initial shipment proved successful
Rwanda is set to continue its trial of avocado exports by sea freight after a successful initial shipment to Dubai in November, last year. The pilot shipment, which transported nearly 23 tons of

Aldi Süd receives German Award for Sustainability Projects
The Africa cashew kernels from Aldi SÜD are transported directly from the cultivation region in West Africa to the German shops. The discounter has now been awarded first place in the German