Category Archives: Cool News and Views July 2022

TIVE launches Tive Tag

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A cloud enabled multi-trip flexible temperature logging label

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TIVE announces the launch of TIVE Tag a cloud-enabled temperature logger, in the form of a thin, flexible shipping label. This clever high-tech label can be reused trip after trip and has a non-Lithium earth-friendly battery.

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Reefer rail services to support SA citrus

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South African citrus exports have suffered due to road haulage problems

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South African citrus exports have suffered, in part due to road haulage difficulties. Now following successful trials, Transnet has launched reefer rail services to transport fruit from cold storage warehouses to Durban’s container terminals.

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Peruvian avocados arrive in the US with huge marketing campaign

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2022 is expected to be a record year with plans to export 300 million lbs. of avocados to the US

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Huge marketing push into the US with campaign slogan ‘Eat Healthy, Live and Drive Green’ with an expected import of 300 million lbs of avocados.

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Singapore turns multi-storey car parks into farms

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At least a dozen of these rooftop farms have now sprouted up across the South East Asian city state

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The city-state is vulnerable to global supply chain disruption and shocks, and food insecurity is an ‘existential issue’. Finding new ways to produce food are therefore vital.

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Moving wine in containers

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Wine requires special attention when moving, particularly in containers

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Like other perishable goods, wine is sensitive to external factors and needs careful transportation, especially in containers.

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Russia’s ability to transport temperature-controlled cargo in danger

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Lack of reefer containers impacting seafood industry in particular

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Authorities are trying to avert a crisis by eliminating all customs duties on imported reefers, and pushing for boosted domestic production. 

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Half a tonne of cocaine found in banana shipment

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Drugs with street value of £40m found at Thames port on boat en route from Colombia to Netherlands

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Hundreds of huge cocaine slabs were found wedged alongside bananas in cardboard boxes. The NCA said the haul would have had a UK street value of more than £40m once cut and sold.

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M&S to remove ‘best before’ labels from 300 fruit and veg items to cut food waste

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Customers will judge whether perishable goods are still fine to eat

Marks and Spencer are removing best before’ labels from 300 fruit and veg items to cut food waste. The change, to be rolled out this week, will leave customers to judge whether goods are still fine to eat.

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