Zimbabwe growers appeal for air cargo capacity – or will switch to ocean
Zimbabwe’s fruit and vegetable growers are searching for airfreight capacity to Europe – or will ...
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By Alex Lennane
The importance of this year’s $1,500 per reefer container general rate increase to the finances of the world’s largest container line was underlined last week when Maersk announced its annual results.
However, perishable shippers warned that in many cases the line would be unable to achieve its target.
Reporting a full-year net profit of $461m on revenues, of $27.1bn for Maersk’s container shipping division, chief executive Nils Smedegaard Andersen told financial analysts that the increase in reefer rates was a second prong ...
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