[HTML][HTML] The impacts of climate change on marine cargo insurance of cold chains: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis

F du Plessis, L Goedhals-Gerber… - Transportation Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change significantly disrupts global supply chains, especially those reliant on
temperature-controlled cold chains. Shipping containers, pivotal in handling 90% of …

Forecasting Fruit Export Damages and Enhancing Food Safety through Risk Management

F du Plessis, LL Goedhals-Gerber, J van Eeden - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study underscores serious issues in the South African fruit export sector, notably
highlighting the persistent fruit damage after 2016 that could boost microbial growth …

The carbon footprint of fruit storage: a case study of the energy and emission intensity of cold stores

MJ du Plessis, J van Eeden, LL Goedhals-Gerber - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite their importance in all transportation chains, logistical sites—and in particular
refrigerated facilities—are the weakest link in current emissions literature. This is largely due …

A carbon mapping framework for the international distribution of fresh fruit

MJ Du Plessis - 2023 - scholar.sun.ac.za
The emissions impact of distributing goods such as fresh fruit is increasingly attracting
attention due to the heightened awareness of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However …

Development of emission intensity factors for a South African road-freight logistics service provider

MJ du Plessis, J van Eeden, M Botha - South African journal of …, 2022 - scielo.org.za
ABSTRACT The Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) framework developed logistics
emission factors to be used uniformly in North America and Europe. It included an …

Energy and emissions: Comparing short and long fruit cold chains

M du Plessis, J van Eeden, LL Goedhals-Gerber - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
This paper evaluates GHG emissions and energy usage in" short" and" long" cold chains for
oranges, table grapes, and apples transported from South Africa to a retail store in Scotland …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the Characteristics and Driving Mechanisms of Carbon Emission Decoupling in the Hu-Bao-O-Yu City Cluster under the “Double Carbon” Target

M Zhou, J Yang, X Ning, C Wu, Y Zhang - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Hu-Bao-O-Yu urban area is a major source of carbon emissions in China. It is also a
major source of energy exports and high-end chemicals in China. Reaching peak carbon …

An allocation model framework for a capacity-constrained port: a case for citrus exports at the port of Durban

J Darley-Waddilove, L Goedhals-Gerber… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - journals.co.za
This article investigates the viability of using forced allocation as a mechanism to alleviate
capacity challenges through scenarios of varying allowable citrus throughput at the Port of …

Life Cycle Assessment of an Avocado: Grown in South Africa—Enjoyed in Europe

SA Blaauw, A Broekman, JW Maina, WJM Steyn… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Food production is known to have significant environmental impacts, with the main
contributors residing in the farming and transportation life cycle phases. Of the various food …

Developing a toolkit to assist in the decision-making process of logistics service providers to shift to the use of bimodal transport in South Africa

D van der Merwe, J van Eeden, Z Simpson - Research in Transportation …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper seeks to contribute to research on the use of bimodal technology in South Africa
through developing a toolkit that allows Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) to conduct …