Cold chain
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Australia to Japan chilled beef: the tariff and requirements picture
Australian beef into Japan pays 20.8% under CPTPP, or 24.7% chilled and 24.1% frozen under JAEPA, against 38.5% general. Tariffs, requirements and the safeguard.
analysisIoT cold-chain monitoring: what is actually deployed, not what is promised
A maturity check on cold-chain IoT: what's deployed at real scale, what's a named case with a hard number, and what's still an unproven vendor claim.
newsOcean freight rates peaked in early July, then softened as US tariff action bit
Drewry's index hit a 22-month high of $4,639/FEU on 9 July, then fell to $4,255/FEU by 30 July as demand softened after new US tariff measures.
newsTyphoon aftermath, Andean snow closure and low Rhine levels hit trade lanes concurrently
Kuehne+Nagel's 22-28 July report logged simultaneous disruption at Chinese ports, the Chile-Argentina Andean crossing, and low water on the Rhine and Danube.
newsPeru's H1 2026 agri-exports up 5%, against a forecast very strong El Niño for the 2026/27 season
Peru's H1 2026 agri-exports reached $5.4 billion, up 5% on avocados, grapes and blueberries, against NOAA's forecast of a very strong El Niño this fall and winter.
newsChina signals continued streamlining of agri-food market access through 2030
China's GACC will keep streamlining agri-food quarantine and market-access rules through 2030, having cleared 264 product types from 79 countries since 2026.
newsTyphoon Dolphin shuts Shanghai and Ningbo, strands 2.4 million TEU
Typhoon Dolphin shut Shanghai and Ningbo for days in August 2026, stranding roughly 2.4 million TEU and pushing Shanghai berth waits to five to eight days.
newsAmericold closes a $1.3 billion cold-storage joint venture with EQT
Americold closed a $1.3 billion joint venture with EQT covering 12 US cold-storage warehouses, EQT taking 70% while Americold keeps operating the sites.
guideCold storage for exporters: what to actually look for
Owning cold storage rarely makes sense for an exporter. What to check before booking third-party cold storage: temperature zones, certification, and contract terms.
guideIncoterms for temperature-controlled and perishable cargo: the risk-transfer gap that spoils shipments
Incoterms allocate cost, risk and delivery obligations, never temperature duty or spoilage liability: the CIP versus CIF insurance gap and the reefer trap.
guideWhich cold-chain standards actually apply to food, and which do not
ISO 23412 covers refrigerated transport, but EU GDP and WHO PQS are pharma and vaccine standards, not food certification. Here is what actually applies.