Leading Israeli exporter Agrexco is preparing to send its shipments to western Europe via France once again in May 2011, when a brand new terminal in Sète run by Italian logistics company Reefer Terminal is due to come into operation.
The exporter switched its entry point from Marseilles in southern France to Vado in the Italian region of Liguria at the beginning of 2009, having failed to reach an agreement with the French port authorities on the amount paid for port-side handling services.
However, it is understood that direct entry into the French market is the preferred option for Agrexco, which sells a significant proportion of its exported produce in France.
Reefer Terminal, part of Italian fresh produce giant GF Group, will use the Sète facility primarily to handle and redistribute Carmel-branded fresh fruit and vegetables supplied by Agrexco.
