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The Development of Supply Chains in the Refrigerated Cargo Freight from Spain to Poland

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: The transport of refrigerated cargo (fruit and vegetable) imported from Spain to Poland is realized mainly by road. At the moment, there are no specialized short-sea shipping services of citrus fruit from Spain. In the previous years, only an insignificant amounts of fruit was transported from Spain to the Polish seaports. The aim of this article is to identify and characterize supply chains and logisticstransport infrastructure used in the freight of refrigerated cargo between Poland and Spain. The particular emphasis is put on the characteristics of supply chains of citrus fruit and vegetables.

Source: Ekonomiczne Problemy Usług

DOI: 10.18276/epu.2015.119-03

Author: Marcin Kalinowski

Institution: Maritime Institute in Gdansk

Language: English

Topic: Logistics and Infrastructure Analysis

Subfield: Forestry

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $135