Box lines divert long-haul vessels to Persian Gulf and Indian lanes
Liner operators have been moving tonnage from the Transpacific and Asia-Europe lanes to Far East-Persian Gulf and Far East-India routes where rates are steadier. Alphaliner's latest report,

Maersk to unify Hamburg Süd and Sealand brands
Maersk has announced its intention to move towards a singular, unified brand by integrating its brands such as Hamburg Süd and Sealand, among others. In an advisory on 27 January, the leading

Visit to a wholesale market and two supermarkets in Caracas
Over the past few days, a delegation from Macfrut visited Venezuela to promote the fair. President Renzo Piraccini visited the wholesale market in Caracas as well as a few supermarkets. Renzo

“Piura's total table grape production is slightly higher than Ica's”
The cultivation of table grapes in Piura has experienced a huge boom in the last two decades. Twenty years ago, Ica was the representative region of this crop; however, at the beginning of the

Del Monte reveals Somalia banana partnership
Fresh Del Monte and Tal Investment company Moze Holding Limited have revelaed announce the signing of a Somalia-based, multi-year banana partnership located in the heart of the previously famed

Technologies and sorters: upturn after slowdown due to pandemic and wars
A new direction is being taken in 2023 for the fruit and vegetable sorting technology company Futura Srl of Cesena (Forlì-Cesena). We interviewed owner Omar Papi, who is on his way to Fruit

A cherry tomato that tastes like summer even in winter
SeedsTec Italia organised another open day in 2023, which this time focused on Livanti FT, a cherry tomato. Although it is actually a spring and summer cherry tomato, Seeds Technologies presented

Spain’s fruit and vegetable production worth €18.8bn
Spanish fruit and vegetable production was worth €18.76 billion in 2021, according to the most up-to-date data from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,

Banana supplies still low in many regions
Supplies of bananas coming into North America continue to be low and will likely stay that way until next month. “Stem counts are low so supplies are somewhere between 15-20 percent lower than

Assisted Evolution Technologies (AET) to improve citrus fruit quality
Ten years after the publication that reported the invention of CRISPR/Cas "molecular scissors", CREA (Centro di ricerca Olivicoltura Frutticoltura Agrumicoltura in Acireale) publishes its first