After over seven weeks of strict lockdowns wreaking havoc on supply chains, Shanghai’s COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted and daily container throughput is at 93.5% of normal levels. However, this […]
mar 07/06/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Drewry estimates that up to 260,000 TEU of export cargo was not shipped from Shanghai in April because of the lockdown. This is the equivalent of 26 fully-loaded 10,000 TEU […]
lun 23/05/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
China temporarily banned imports of durian from Thailand after traces of the Covid-19 virus were found on durian packaging, prompting calls for the industry to take extra precautions. Thai durian […]
lun 25/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
The pandemic has provoked shifts in the region’s banana trade but suppliers such as Ecuador are optimistic about ongoing opportunities there.
ven 22/04/2022 by By Julie Butler @FreshScribe
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 […]
mar 19/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
There will be no restrictions in place for exhibitors and visitors at this year’s Fruit Logistica. Almost all Covid-19 restrictions in Berlin came to an end on 1 April 2022, […]
lun 04/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
A study led by the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center has found that sulforaphane could help prevent and treat illnesses caused by some coronaviruses, including COVID-19. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s […]
jeu 31/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Several cities across China have gone into lockdown in an attempt to combat the spread of the latest strain of the Covid-19 virus. In Shenzhen and Dongguan, public transportation were […]
mer 23/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
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: […]
mar 22/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
As Hong Kong tightens its Covid-19 restrictions amidst record new infections, consumers face a vegetable shortage due to truck drivers testing positive being unable to bring supplies from mainland China. […]
mar 15/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
China has reopened four of its land border checkpoints to allow the passage of cargo trucks and trains transporting fruits from Thailand through neighbouring countries, following a period of suspension. […]
jeu 27/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Canada is facing growing shortages of fresh fruits and vegetables as border agents have begun refusing entry to unvaccinated US truckers, leading to chaos, according to a Bloomberg report. A mandate starting […]
lun 24/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
