The number of nitrogen (N2) filled containers sailing across the Pacific Ocean has increased recently, with the sustainability of fresh fruit and vegetables during shipping processes becoming a hot topic in Japan.
Shipping services using controlled atmosphere (CA) containers, which are filled with N2, are becoming more popular in the North Pacific rim country, according to the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (JA ZEN-NOH), developing into a rapid, widespread adoption.
Encouraging increased usage of CA containers forms part of the Japanese Government’s Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP), which aims to export ¥1 trillion ($9.38bn) of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the near future.
... to continue reading you must be subscribed
