New chapter for an air freight expert
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Wednesday 11 October 2023
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Xavier Ripoll has announced his new role as 'Group Head of Perishable Sales Air Freight' for Seafrigo Group, based in France (Photo: linkedin/xavier-ripoll).
After a 36-year international career, including 22 years with Able Freight (Los Angeles), he has embarked on a new chapter in his career with the Seafrigo Group.
Xavier Ripoll announced his new role as 'Group Head of Perishable Sales Air Freight' for Seafrigo Group, based in Le Havre (France).
In this role, Xavier Ripoll will explore new opportunities following Seafrigo Group's acquisition of PML (Perishable Movements Limited) in the UK. This strategic acquisition has opened up exciting prospects within Seafrigo's global network on 5 continents, according to Xavier Ripoll, who says his main focus is the UK, followed by the LATAM region.
For over 40 years, Seafrigo Group
has been one of the world leaders in temperature-controlled food logistics. With operations in 28 countries on 5 continents, Seafrigo Group employs 2,500 people and operates 266,000 m2 of warehousing space worldwide. In addition to its own fleet of 110 trucks operating out of Le Havre (France), Seafrigo Group ships around 15,000 tonnes of reefer containers per week (120,000 TEU/EVP per year) and 40,000 tonnes of temperature-controlled products per year by air, and operates 13,000 m2 of refrigerated platforms dedicated to air freight at Roissy, Rungis, New York, Melbourne, Singapore and Hong Kong.
source: xavier ripoll, seafrigo.com