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The coronavirus outbreak has taken a heavy toll on China’s shipping industry as a result of the lower output and trade. A report published by Danish maritime research group Sea-Intelligence […]
Tue 18/02/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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India’s Uttar Pradesh state has shipped its first container of mangoes to Europe, according to The Times of India. A cargo of ten tons of the Chausa variety was shipped […]
Wed 11/09/2019 by Richard WIlkinson
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Brazil’s fruit exports soared 21% in the first six months of 2019. Abrafrutas (the Brazilian association of fruit producers-exporters) announced that grape export volumes are up an astonishing 224%. The […]
Wed 11/09/2019 by Richard WIlkinson
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There has been a dramatic increase in freight shipped via the Northern Sea Route as a result of the rising temperatures experienced in the Arctic Circle, according to the Russian […]
Mon 10/09/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Seatrade, the world’s largest reefer vessel operator, has announced that the vessel-sharing agreement (VSA) announced in 2017 between itself and CMA CGM will not go ahead as was originally planned. […]
Tue 28/11/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Two days after, February 1st, arriving at Port Everglades, several tons of Guatemalan snow peas were to be air-shipped from Miami International Airport to Amsterdam via Centurion Cargo, the culmination […]
Mon 13/02/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has announced a new port call in Brazil which it says will benefit fruit shippers. From the start of this August to the end of January next […]
Tue 24/01/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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The port of Antwerp is set to end 2016 having handled a record volume of more than 214 million tons of freight. And for the first time in its history, […]
Thu 29/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Blueberries, grapes, mangoes, avocados, asparagus and citrus were onboard the first of seven cargo flights from Peru to China scheduled for this year. The inaugural shipment – described by Peru […]
Wed 23/11/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Until recently, Spanish fruit companies saw Europe as the main market focus, but the economic crisis and blockade on deliveries to Russia and other factors have created a new scenario forcing many […]
Tue 04/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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China has shown significant growth in the consumption of avocados, with a 160% increase in consumption over the last two years. In 2015 avocado imports totaled 15,000 tons. Right now, […]
Mon 04/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
