Shipping flowers by gravy holder from Africa to Europe is not only possible , it is the future alternative to air travel freight . By 2030 , 50 % of all products will come by sea . However , optimal logistics from the moment of crop onwards is an downright requirement . In other words , a small botrytis or a small postponement , and you ’re bonk .
From top left clockwise : Jeroen van der Hulst of Flowerwatch ; Clement Tulezi , Chairman KFC ; Dennis Nyamweya , Director Sales and Marketing at Khuene + Nagel ; and Carl Lawrence , Director Maersk Eastern African
These are pretty much the take - aways from the Flowers by Sea Conference , have yesterday at IFTEX in Nairobi , Kenya . Parties such as the Kenya Flower Council ( KFC ) , Maersk , Kuehne Nagel , Flowerwatch , and Chrysal apportion their finding on chance and challenges , which provided interesting insights .
It ’s not new , though . We have have it away for a long meter that sea freight is a viable option . From South America , a square part has been going to North America by sauceboat for years . Yet that is ' only ' 10 - 12 % and , moreover , this parcel is not raise any further . Nobody really sleep with why not .
At the same time , however , developments on this side of the Atlantic are promising . Only a year ago , an average of 1 container a day left the country by gravy holder ; today , this is 15 to 20 . Product losses are very limited , a few percent only , and everything from better cooling at the greenhouse to investments in transport by rail ( wagons ) and boat ( cleaner ship engines , better practice in prioritizing offload perishables at the harbour ) points to an at hand speedy increase in the part of ocean freight .
The team of Turkish Cargo ; Hila Lati , Doron Levi , and Harel Caduri of Gadot Agro ; Mr & Mrs. De Vos with Dutch Flower Group Africa ; and the squad of Primarosa Flowers
In short , when it comes to logistics , ' anything ' is potential , all the more so because grower are increasingly work according to nonindulgent protocols . " One of the points where it still goes ' wrong , ' " Jeroen van der Hulst of Flowerwatch said , " is at the auction . The entire auction system with carts and fust and distribution has been the same for decades , disregardless of all the development in the discipline of digitalization . There are still serious steps to be taken in handling , cooling , and guarantee quality ; in that respect , we are still on the lookout for a ' system change ' . "
Africa ’s largest flower show is now in its end hours , an all-inclusive pic account will follow !
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