THE Malaysian Frozen Food Pro-cessors Association (MFFPA) expects freight charges for shipping frozen food to Europe to increase substantially soon in view of the Iraqi conflict, according to its president Ch'ng Chin Hooi.
“We have been informed by our freight forwarders to expect an increase of US$300 for a container of frozen food, as our cargo has to pass the Suez Canal in the Middle East to reach Europe,” he said.
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