Technology news from Eurofruit

Technology news stories with a direct relevance to the European fresh produce business, including updates on production and harvesting systems, sorting and grading machinery, packaging, coldstorage and controlled atmosphere, digital management, robots and automation, vertical farming, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

IFPA Supply Chain of the Future launch

Kwik Lok joins IFPA’s Supply Chain of the Future initiative

2025-06-27T10:17:00+01:00By

Bag closing solution specialist Kwik Lok has become an executive sponsor of IFPA’s Harmonized Standards & Smart Data Escrow Steering Committee, signalling a commitment to modernising packaging’s role in supply chain transparency

Interpera 2025

Interpera conference tackles key challenges facing pear industry

2025-06-26T08:21:00+01:00By

Experts met in Hasselt, Belgium to address critical challenges facing the sector, including declining consumption and production difficulties

DP World Port Company of the Year 2025 Multimodal Awards UK

DP World wins triple crown at 2025 Multimodal Awards

2025-06-25T11:44:00+01:00By

Global trade enabler DP World has achieved a triple win at the 2025 Multimodal Awards in Birmingham, securing the Port Company of the Year title for the third consecutive year alongside two additional prestigious industry recognitions

Emma Maersk Bremerhaven Germany 2024 MUST CREDIT Thorsten Schier Adobe Stock

Maersk launches Trade & Tariff Studio

2025-06-25T10:07:00+01:00By

AP Moller-Maersk has unveiled a new digital solution designed to help global cargo owners navigate increasingly complex customs and tariff challenges in an unpredictable trade environment

Seatrade reefer vessel Cape Town

Seatrade orders high-reefer container ships from China

2025-06-24T10:15:00+01:00By

Seatrade has confirmed an order for two new 2,800 TEU high-reefer container ships from China’s Huanghai Shipyard, with options for six more vessels as part of its fleet expansion strategy

Bumblebee avocado flower pollination

Biobest trials show bumblebees improve avocado yields

2025-06-23T14:31:00+01:00By

Recent field trials in Spain and Turkey have demonstrated that bumblebee pollination can solve complex pollination challenges in avocado production, increasing yields by 30-50 per cent without reducing fruit size

IFPA Supply Chain of the Future members

Clarifresh joins IFPA’s Shelf-Life Steering Committee

2025-06-23T09:32:00+01:00By

Quality management solutions specialist backs predictive freshness and smarter supply chains

KWS Andijk R&D centre 2025

KWS strengthens vegetable R&D

2025-06-23T08:42:00+01:00By

Seed specialist KWS has significantly expanded its Dutch operations with a new 10,000m2 research facility in Andijk, strengthening its position in the competitive vegetable breeding sector

NL Agriplace at Fruit Logistica 2025

Spreadsheets out, databases in: Agriplace heralds €50bn traceability tipping point

2025-06-19T06:00:00+01:00By

As compliance systems become increasingly digital and cloud-based, AI solutions provider says latest milestone signals major shift

Eosta sustainability solat panels Peke van Beek (far left)

Eosta announces large-scale emissions reduction

2025-06-18T09:29:00+01:00By

Netherlands-based group says it has drastically cut its carbon emissions for fruit imports to Europe

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Skytree Innovation Award

SkyTree wins GreenTech product innovation award

2025-06-13T10:16:00+01:00By

SkyTree picked up the Innovation Award for its SkyTree Stratus product at this month’s GreenTech exhibition in Amsterdam

Optimal climate and irrigation platform

Sollum and Optimal look to advance AI greenhouse control

2025-06-10T09:54:00+01:00By

The companies combine dynamic lighting and AI climate control as they aim to create more precise controlled environment agriculture

GEN Lettuce seddlings AdobeStock_148720106

Slovenian company targets year-round lettuce supply

2025-06-09T15:13:00+01:00By

Panvita’s collaboration with Rijk Zwaan is set to produce its first crop this month, as demand for local, 12-month supply continues to grow

Akorn cucumber coating technology test

Akorn launches natural cucumber coating

2025-06-06T14:27:00+01:00By

Edible cucumber coating ”could spell end to single-use plastic wraps” on supermarket shelves

Red pitahaya

Mexico establishes its first phytosanitary irradiation facility using X-ray technology

2025-06-05T07:33:00+01:00By

eBeam Agroindustrial plant in Aguascalientes exported the first shipment of X-ray irradiated pitahayas