Farm Trans has been active in their European continent for a long time however, in the last few time, has also gained clients outside of Europe that rely on their logistical services. One of them can be found in Egypt which focuses on the cultivation harvesting, packing, and shipping fruits and vegetables to international clients.

Tom Steenmeijer, sales director, and his Egyptian strawberry.

Certain fruits and vegetables can only be found in the Netherlands and in other European nations for a brief period. Due to the hot conditions, a wide variety of plants and fruits thrive all year in water-rich regions of Egypt such as strawberries. From September through March and particularly around Christmas there’s a higher demand for strawberries than is met by Europe.

Farm Trans plays a crucial function in the role of European logistic service provider to the Egyptian producer. With the quantity of the shipments growing each year and reaching more than 1,600 tons strawberries in the current year. “As the logistics service supplier, Farm Trans not only offers short-term solutions, but assists in the development of improvements that will help increasing volumes in the future, and to maintain the high good quality of the product. It is vital that the strawberry harvest get to the final client as soon as is possible immediately after harvesting,” states Steenmeijer.

The story of an strawberry

When the time for Egyptian strawberries starts, Farm Trans Connected Services Control Tower is staffed with a team of experts to oversee the process all hours of the day. If a request for transport of fresh strawberries is accepted and processed, it begins the exact same day. The first thing in the morning the fruits are picked in Egypt then carefully packed and then transported into the airport. The fruits are transported into Europe later in the evening. Then, at the end of the identical day Farm Trans handles the whole process as well as logistics.

Farm Trans takes care of duties like processing at airports and completing customs formalities and phytosanitary and other inspections for the strawberry. Farm Trans coordinates the continuation of the transportation of strawberries from A-Z, with the help of their branch offices across Europe as well as the United Kingdom. The strawberries are delivered to the final destination using their own trucks, with the bulk are sold to retail stores located in the United Kingdom. When the strawberries were growing early in the morning but they were ready for be sold after 30 hours.

Farm Trans does not limit it to only transport services; it covers all logistical aspects

process. From customs, handling and VAS/VAL to the transport. Connected Services ensures the entire logistics procedure is well-executed and controlled. In this way, Farm Trans also maintains contact with customers of their clients. “Our customers receive the assistance they require from us to solve difficult logistical issues. What does this mean? Strawberries are safely transported in a clean and professional manner every day of the week 24 hours a day.” says Steenmeijer.

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