The export markets for Saudi Arabia’s dates have seen remarkable growth, especially in China, where exports soared by 121 per cent in 2023 The National Centre for Palms and Dates (NCPD) has reported a remarkable 14 per cent increase in the value of Saudi Arabia’s date exports in 2023, reaching[Read More…]
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Qatar launches 5 new e-services for food safety system ‘Watheq’
The new services include food consignment inspection for export and re-export, as well as requests for food export and re-export certificates, and certificate verification The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Qatar has announced the addition of 5 new electronic services to its electronic food safety system, called ‘Watheq’. This[Read More…]
Ethiopia and Netherlands jointly build cooling centre for fresh produce exports
The project, known as Cool Port Addis, is designed to facilitate the export of horticultural crops from Ethiopia in a cooled state to the port of Rotterdam The Ethiopian government has signed an agreement with Invest International, which acts on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation[Read More…]
Folk Maritime launches new container line in Saudi Arabia
The new box carrier is expected to provide its customers with non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) services and create new trade lanes, offering end-to-end shipping solutions A new shipping company has started operations in Saudi Arabia, called Folk Maritime, offering feeder vessel services and short-sea transportation solutions. Poul Hestbaek is[Read More…]
European Commission gathers views from all stakeholders in food supply chain
Farmers and their associations raised concerns about the prevalence of unfair practices within the food supply chain The European Commission is calling farmers and all smaller suppliers across the food supply chain to share their views on their experience with unfair trading practices. A survey is currently available online in all EU[Read More…]
Red Sea crisis spiralling ocean freight rates from Far East to US
The latest data released by Xeneta indicates a peak may have been reached after spot rates from the Far East into the US declined slightly since the last round of General Rate Increases (GRIs) were implemented at the start of February The Red Sea crisis sent ocean freight rates from[Read More…]
Netherlands’ WEC Lines enters refrigerated container market
The new 45ft refrigerated containers are all equipped with a state-of-the-art (electric) cooling system to maintain precise temperature control within a range from -30ºC to +30ºC Dutch shipping company WEC Lines is entering the refrigerated container market by adding the first batch of 50 brand new 45ft High-Cube Pallet-Wide refrigerated[Read More…]
Phillippines National Food Hub to stimulate food and agro-industrial corridor
The hub is positioned as the country’s premium wholesale market and distribution hub for high-value and top-quality food products The PHP8.5-billion National Food Hub at the Clark Airport Complex is expected to stimulate the food and agro-industrial corridor in the northern part of Luzon, Alfredo Pascual, Secretary, of the Philippines[Read More…]
Suez Canal Authority and MSC Group discuss developments and situation in Red Sea
The meeting was aimed at discussing ways of cooperation and reviewing the navigation policies of MSC in the Suez Canal The Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Admiral Ossama Rabiee, held a video conference meeting with Soren Toft, the CEO of the MSC Group, along with Tarek Fahmy, the Chairman[Read More…]
Seafood Task Force announces addition of new members
Recently, 17 companies from India, Indonesia, and Vietnam joined the trade association’s 30 existing seafood industry members at a summit in Bangkok The Seafood Task Force, a trade association representing members of global tuna and Thai shrimp supply chains, is expanding its activities across the Asia Pacific. Founded in 2014,[Read More…]
