October 6 | Webinar

Partner Ports, Perishable Cargo

Building Corridors That Protect Product Quality and Increase Trade

Fresh produce and floral cargo can lose value by the hour. Two ports on opposite ends of a trade lane show how a sister port partnership becomes coordinated daily practice — and what that means for reliability, quality, and trade growth.

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

2:00 - 3:15 PM ET

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Fresh produce and floral cargo can lose value by the hour, making reliable coordination across the supply chain essential. Yet the handoffs between packhouse, terminal, vessel, inspection, and inland logistics are managed by different stakeholders, making collaboration across the entire trade corridor particularly important.

This webinar will examine the Paita–Port Hueneme trade lane as a real-world case study of how two ports have converted a formal sister port partnership into coordinated day-to-day practices that support the movement of perishable cargo.

Event Details

6 October 2026
2:00 - 3:15 PM ET
Virtual
Open to ALL

Port operators from both ends of the corridor will share practical lessons from moving fresh produce between South and Central America and the United States, including how port-to-port collaboration can help improve reliability, protect product quality, and facilitate trade. The discussion will also include perspectives from a shipper and/or ocean carrier, highlighting the critical role that private sector partners play in maintaining an effective end-to-end cold chain — from origin through the port, vessel, and final destination.

The International Fresh Produce Association values the opportunity to engage with ports, trade and logistics partners, and affiliated stakeholders to highlight best practices for strengthening perishable-cargo corridors and expanding trade.

Perishable cargo doesn't wait. Every handoff between packhouse, terminal, vessel, inspection, and inland logistics is a point where quality — and value — can be lost.

What Will Be Covered

How a sister port agreement becomes daily operating practice. The mechanics of turning a formal partnership into coordinated handoffs that hold up under real cargo volume.
Where perishable corridors break down. The handoff points between packhouse, terminal, vessel, inspection, and inland logistics — and who owns each one.
Protecting product quality end to end. How port-to-port collaboration improves reliability and preserves cold chain integrity from origin through final destination.
The private sector's role. Why shippers and ocean carriers are essential to an effective cold chain, and what coordination looks like from their side of the lane.
Trade facilitation as an outcome. How corridor reliability translates into expanded trade opportunity for growers, shippers, and importers.

The Paita–Port Hueneme Case Study A live trade lane moving fresh produce into the United States, used here as a working example of what coordinated port partnership actually looks like day to day.