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StePac launches lean and fully recyclable top seal solution

PRESS RELEASE Fresh produce packaging innovators, StePac Ltd. has expanded its range of top seals with new solutions to boost the retail fresh produce packaging sector. Its newly upgraded portfolio includes lean and fully recyclable easy-peel film structures designed to be sealed onto trays or containers housing produce items such as summer fruits, freshly cut […]
September 24 , 2021

Del Monte and CMA CGM enter into space charter agreement

Network Shipping Ltd. (NWS), the shipping division of Del Monte, is chartering spaces to CMA CGM for trade between Costa Rica, Guatemala and the U.S. West Coast.
September 24 , 2021

Argentina sends record size citrus shipment

The cargo consisted of 7,300 pallets under the deck and another 5,000 pallets in 250 containers on deck.
September 24 , 2021

Camposol appoints new CEO

The Board of Directors of Peruvian-headquartered multinational Camposol has announced a new CEO, effective Sept. 21, 2021.
September 24 , 2021

Spain to ban the sale of fruit and vegetables in plastic containers from 2023

The larger retailers must offer up to seven different types of packaging and dedicate part of their space to bulk sales so that consumers will be able to goods store in their own bags or containers.
September 24 , 2021

Port stay duration increased 11% during 2021 H1

Sea-Intelligence used data published by the UNCTAD) on port stays to see if it could shed light on the current bottleneck issues faced by the container shipping industry.
September 24 , 2021

Great news for horticultural sector and GreenTech

PRESS RELEASE Full steam ahead for GreenTech Live & Online on 28 - 30 September. An important decision by the government brings the entire Dutch event industry back in motion. From 25 September the social distancing measure will be lifted and a relaxation of the quarantine measure will be implemented for vaccinated travellers from very […]
September 23 , 2021

'Largest integrated logistics center' inaugurated in Africa

Danish-headquartered transport and logistics company DSV has inaugurated a new integrated logistics center in Gauteng, South Africa, which it says is the largest in the continent. 
September 23 , 2021

Spanish volcano threatens Canary banana crops

The volcano that recently erupted on the Spanish Canary Islands is threatening banana production, both due to the lava flow and the possible contamination of ground water.
September 23 , 2021

USDA deregulates GM apple variety

APHIS previously reviewed and deregulated this trait in two other OSF apple varieties developed using genetic engineering, the Arctic Golden and Arctic Granny apples.
September 23 , 2021