Leading European fresh produce company Compagnie Fruitière is preparing to switch the shipment of its entire European import programme to the Belgian port of Zeebrugge from its current point of entry Antwerp, Fruitnet.com understands.
The move, which is expected to come into effect as of the first week of January, will reportedly involve the transferral of some 250,000 tonnes of fruit per annum to the coastal port.
Compagnie Fruitière sources a number of products, including bananas, pineapples and exotics, from the West African countries of Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Cameroon.
Further details will appear in the next issue of Eurofruit Magazine, which is due to be published in January.
