IFPA
Retailers and their supply chain partners will gather near Chicago June 9-10 for the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) Retail Conference. There, they will discuss relevant insights and practical solutions […]
Mon 02/05/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
A day-long event is planned to celebrate the official launch on 28 April of the merger of Belgium’s Port of Antwerp and Port of Zeebrugge, taking place both in Antwerp […]
Wed 20/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Public domain/pxhere.com
China’s biggest port in Shanghai is awash with containers full of frozen food as the city deals with a Covid lockdown and compulsory testing, which has left transporters unable to […]
Tue 19/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Photo: LIDL GB
In the face of container shortages and port congestion, Lidl has become the latest major organisation to launch its own shipping line. According to Maritime Executive, Lidl plans to start […]
Wed 13/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Asedas
After the announcement of an agreement between the Spanish Government and the National Committee for Road Transport, retail and distribution organisations have stated that there is no longer any justified […]
Tue 05/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Freepik/wirestock
A strike has been called in Spain to protest against the spiralling costs affecting the transport sector. The Platform for the Defence of the National and International Road Freight Transport […]
Thu 24/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
SHAFFE
SHAFFE, the Southern Hemisphere Association for Fresh Fruit Exporters will be hosting the 2nd Southern Hemisphere Fresh Fruit Trade Congress 2022 which will take place on the 30th of March […]
Mon 21/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Chain Store Age
The US continues to suffer from heavy congestion at its major retail ports, according to website Chain Storage. Traffic at these ports is expected to reach near-record levels this spring […]
Mon 14/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Shaffe
In light of the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia, SHAFFE forecasts increasingly difficult conditions to maintain fruit supplies to both markets. In 2020, Ukraine imported $795 million of fresh […]
Tue 08/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
USDA/Lance Cheng
The US transport sector reports that vaccine mandates have intensified a long-term shortage of truckers in the United States. Website Producer reports Jon Eisen of American Trucking Associations as saying: […]
Tue 22/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Ocado Group
Online supermarket Ocado enjoyed strong sales in 2021, with revenue up 7.2%, but growth was constrained by HGV driver shortages as well as a warehouse fire in southeast London when […]
Wed 16/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
