Topic “In the News News” — Exporter Magazine

Daily Maersk, Maersk Line’s new service on the Asia-North Europe trade lane, is expected to dramatically change the way shipping is done – it offers a daily cut-off at the same time every day, seven days a week, and always with the exact same transportation time, according to Transport Weekly. Dairyland Products has been given resource consent for its proposed milk drying plant following the Waikato Regional Council’s relatively speedy 15-day green light for the project south of the town, according to the Stuff.co.nz/Waikato Times. Homegrown winemaker Invivo Wines has built early success in its Japanese export market using strong in-store presence and its strategy of regular face-to-face meetings with consumers. The report, cited Euromonitor International analyst Brian Morgan saying that Nestlé’s global value share within instant coffee was 51% in 2010. “Its dominance here is and will remain secure for some time to come,” he said. A record surge in trade between Asia and Africa to as much as USD$1.5 trillion by 2020 is prompting companies including AP Moeller-Maersk A/S and Deutsche Post AG (DPW) to expand shipping links between the continents, according to Bloomberg. Compac Sorting Equipment, an Auckland-based technology exporter, has successfully tendered for a $US15m contract to design and develop a hi-tech sorting and packing line for the world’s largest citrus company, according to FreshPlaza.com.