Flowerbox pilot boosts efficiencies as shippers hit with "dramatic" rise in Kenyan air freight costs

Some 15% more flowers can be loaded onto an airline pallet following the development of the Flowerbox, a standardised box and pallet. The Holland Flower Alliance (HFA) has completed a two-month ...

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News / Kenyan flower exporters urge airlines to add capacity

Kenyan flower exporters have warned that the rate and capacity levels in air cargo are ...

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Kenyan flower trade to Europe by sea will bloom for FloraHolland, but if rates rise...

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Frankfurt airport invests in facilities to lure flowers from Amsterdam

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Workers at FloraHolland take the biscuit

The on-going industrial dispute at FloraHolland, where the Netherlands-based flower and plant wholesaler has vowed ...

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FloraHolland strikes passes without incident

A 24-hour strike at FloraHolland one week before Valentine’s Day appears to have passed without ...

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Orchid export business ready for growth

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FloraHolland reiterates the case for flower-powered shipping

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Flowerbox pilot boosts efficiencies as shippers hit with "dramatic" rise in Kenyan air freight costs

Flower Power Headlines

News / Liege Airport wants to grow as a main hub for flowers, but investment needed

News / Kenyan flower exporters urge airlines to add capacity

Panalpina set to acquire majority stake in Airflo as Kenyan flower business blooms

Kenyan flower trade to Europe by sea will bloom for FloraHolland, but if rates rise...

Frankfurt airport invests in facilities to lure flowers from Amsterdam

COMPANY NOTICES

Workers at FloraHolland take the biscuit

FloraHolland strikes passes without incident

Staff to strike at FloraHolland as Valentine's Day looms

Orchid export business ready for growth

FloraHolland reiterates the case for flower-powered shipping

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Flowerbox pilot boosts efficiencies as shippers hit with "dramatic" rise in Kenyan air freight costs

Flower Power Headlines

News / Liege Airport wants to grow as a main hub for flowers, but investment needed

News / Kenyan flower exporters urge airlines to add capacity

Panalpina set to acquire majority stake in Airflo as Kenyan flower business blooms

Kenyan flower trade to Europe by sea will bloom for FloraHolland, but if rates rise...

Frankfurt airport invests in facilities to lure flowers from Amsterdam

COMPANY NOTICES

Workers at FloraHolland take the biscuit

FloraHolland strikes passes without incident

Staff to strike at FloraHolland as Valentine's Day looms

Orchid export business ready for growth

FloraHolland reiterates the case for flower-powered shipping

Most read news

Between a rock and hard place: why Ethiopia's exporters are trapped by air freight

Tanzanian flower exporters can finally ship through Kenya

Poor sea freight options keep rose shippers in the air

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