News from Asiafruit – Page 483
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OOCL slashes capacity
OOCL is set to cut capacity by 20 per cent by the end of the year, and has predicted years of poor shipping results
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NatureWorks assesses second Ingeo location
The company is looking beyond ongoing developments at its founding US facility with plans to open another manufacturing plant
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Australia to cut export rebate
Australian horticulturalists have responded angrily to government plans to remove a quarantine service rebate
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Fresh concerns over Dole and Chiquita
Financial analyst Moody's has included the two multinationals in a list of 283 companies "most at risk" of defaulting on loans
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Metro trials Pakistani mango seafreight exports
Metro Cash & Carry Pakistan hopes to begin commercial mango shipments to Europe by sea in 2010 if trials this year succeed
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New service for Asia-South America
NYK, “K” Line, PIL and HMM will jointly operate a new 70-day service between Asia and the east coast of South America
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New code angers Australian growers
Australian horticulturalists say a new government code of conduct will destroy the industry
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Pakistan to make US mango debut
Pakistani mangoes could be available in the US for the first time ever this spring following the launch of a new irradiation facility in Lahore
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FTA weighs on Australian mandarins
Australian growers are angry at the level of Indonesian mandarin tariffs under the new Australia-NZ-ASEAN FTA
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Costco Australia ahead of schedule
The world’s largest warehouse club operator, Costco, is five months ahead of schedule for its first Australian store
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Pantaloon to spin off retail chains
India’s Pantaloon Retail will form a new corporate entity from its Food Bazaar and Big Bazaar chains
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CP Group JV boosts mango exports
Thailand’s CP Group plans to increase its mango exports thanks to a new joint venture with Japanese and Australian partners
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Aldi set for A$1bn refurbishment
The discount retailer is set to upgrade 150 outlets across Australia and launch a new distribution centre
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Mango irradiation plant in the pipeline
The state government is mulling over plans to set up an irradiation plant in the South Gujarat region
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Compac wins Chile contract
New Zealand company Compac has won a multi-million dollar contract with Chilean growers’ cooperative Propal
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Organic growers turn to laser labelling
Organic producers in Australia have turned to a new labelling method to overcome sticker switching in supermarkets
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Chinese retailers seek direct sourcing
Direct sourcing is in increasing trend for Chinese retailers, and this could raise competition with imports
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Grower group vouches for spraying safety
The PBGEA has backed banana growers in Mindanao, the Philippines over the safety of aerial fungicide spraying
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Port of Hamburg releases service reference
A guide detailing some 5,500 liner services at the port for 2009/2010 has been published
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Woolworths eyes Vietnamese wares
Australian retail chain Woolworths is understood to be looking into securing direct import deals with Vietnamese produce suppliers