TCR performs a vital role as an Adriatic gateway in the modern produce and reefer supply chain - indeed since Byzantine times, traders and merchants have transported a variety of commodities including fruit and vegetables herbs, olive oil and seeds into the Adriatic, and a 21st century TCR has adapted modern techniques, evolving from centuries old practices and has transformed the supply chain enabling an increased variety of products that the European consumer now expects as being the “norm”.

Equipped with 250 reefer connections, a warehouse of 5,000 square meters and the presence of internal structures dedicated to quality control on food products, TCR - in cooperation with local enterprises specialized in the handling of fresh products - is well placed to ensure a tried and tested shortest route to market.
Today more than 50% of imported products are stripped on site for immediate onward transfer by truck, allowing for a final delivery to shops and supermarkets, both in Italy and in Europe 24/48 hours, serving end markets in Germany, Holland, Belgium and even the United Kingdom, after being discharged from a ship. This short lead time is crucial to the supply chain, ensuring that the end consumer enjoys the highest quality and freshness with consumption now increasingly being satisfied with products being sourced 365 days a year from distant contintinents such as South America, South Africa, the Indian sub-continent, as well as nearer to home from East Mediterranean countries.