Current Developments and Challenges in the Banana Market: Karlsson Port in Interview with PRIMEUR-Magazine
Karlsson Port, CEO of Port International Bananas GmbH and Port International Organics GmbH, has given an in-depth interview to PRIMEUR-Magazine. In it, he discusses the current challenges in the banana market, the impact of shipping delays, and the increasing demand for organic and Fairtrade bananas. He also highlights the importance of long-term partnerships with producers […]
“From February, supply and demand have stabilized once again”
Philippe Peiró, Managing Director of Port International Sourcing GmbH, provides insights into the Spanish citrus season and the current challenges facing the sector. “Citrus production has changed significantly in recent years, and the market is in tough competition with other growing regions,” he explains. Read the full interview on Freshplaza to learn more about the […]
Export decline of around 20 per cent for Brazilian grapes
The first overseas grapes from Brazil arrived at Port International in week 42. The Hamburg-based company sources the majority from its Exclusive Partner Farm GVS. “In general, we at Port International have a similar amount of goods available as in previous years, but we are seeing a decline in exports of around 20 per cent […]
“Eastern Europe is increasingly developing into an interesting sales market for fruit and vegetables”
In May, Primeur Magazine published an article about our Exclusive Partner Farm Zeiler Hungária. In it, the Managing Director Christian Zeiler presents his greenhouse facility in Hungary, where cucumbers have been grown since last year. The special thing about it is that the glass house is heated by two geothermal sources and lit with LED […]
Acting on reducing our CO2 footprint – the fruit business perspective
Karlsson Port was interviewed by the Integrated Reefer News. The interview starts on page 3.
Sustainable investment in the future
The long-established Hamburg-based company is one of the pioneers of organically and fairly produced bananas in Germany and Europe, with its origins in the company going back more than two decades. Port International has also been certified as a climate-neutral fruit supplier since 2017 and has since been able to set decisive accents in this […]
Fruitful Business
Port International can call on almost 150 years of experience in the fruit game – Tiete Port laid the cornerstone for the business back in 1875 when he set up the T.Port company, a small fruit seller in Hamburg. Back then, he could not have imagined how big the venture would become; it’s now one […]