Ep 1 - How Fresh Del Monte Accomplishes 100% Delivery Reliability with their Own Shipping Fleet

LOGISTICS IN CHALLENGING MARKETS

How does a fruit company and a shipping line fleet go together? For Fresh Del Monte, it's one of their keys to success.
Francis Mc Cawley, Head of Commercial at Network Shipping, shares with our host Carsten, how this unique business combination allows them to offer near 100% delivery rate.
What's in it for you:
1. How Fresh Del Monte manages to move up to 200,000 refrigerated containers yearly with their own fleet
2. How operating your own fleet helps manage and control transit times
3. Francis’ view on higher transport prices since the start of the pandemic
4. The biggest bottlenecks for Latin America to overcome to participate in the future growth for international trade
5. How reefer containers operate & how the concept changed through innovation in the past years
About Francis:
Francis is the Head of Commercial at Network Shipping. He is a psychology professional with a Master's Degree in Consumers Behaviour from Adolfo Ibañez University of Chile, and a Senior International Manager with more than 15 years of experience in the container shipping and logistics industry. Francis' favorite fruit is the “Pinkglow” pineapple from Fresh Del Monte.
Find Francis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francis-mccawley-foster/
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About Network Shipping:
Network Shipping is part of Fresh Del Monte and has been operating sea and land carrier solutions for perishable cargo in Latin America and the United States for over 25 years. Their smart sea routes have near 100% schedule reliability and are a great, cost-effective solution to ship cargo precisely where it needs to be.
Website: https://www.network-shipping.com/en
Industry: Transport, logistics and storage
Headquarters: Coral Gables, Florida
Founded: 1990
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About the host Carsten:
Carsten is CEO at Schryver - Integrated Logistics Services. Connecting countries, people, and cultures is what drives him daily. He is living logistics and always looking for new opportunities.
Get in touch with Carsten on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carsten-schryver/
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