Poor sea freight options keep rose shippers in the air

23/04/2013

Enormous savings in carbon dioxide emissions can be made by switching from air to sea freight, as well as lower freight costs, but for several perishable segments the sheer difference in speed continues to make shipping by sea uneconomic.

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