GLASSBORO, NJ — AMC Direct, located here, is rapidly growing in the international citrus business and expanding in grapes, with other commodities on the horizon. It is part of the AMC Grupo Alimentación, Fresco y Zumos, S.A. The parent company, which is located in Murcia, Spain, is more commonly known as the AMC Group.

The Gloucester Marine Terminal will be receiving the bulk of the South African citrus volume again this year, according to Tom Holt III, who handles business development for the family-owned Holt Logistics Corp.

PHILADELPHIA — “Our goal is to increase trade between Philadelphia and the world via the port,” Dominic O’Brien said of the World Trade Association of Philadelphia. On Sept. 17 O’Brien’s one-year term as association president will end. Beyond this volunteer duty, O’Brien is the senior marketing representative for the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority.

Clayton Manthorpe, general manager of Folcroft, PA-based CMS Transportation Inc., is the incoming president. He is currently the organization’s first vice president.

NEW CASTLE, DE — Joining the regional port community — and the nation’s fruit importers — with concern about pending U.S. Department of Agriculture procedural changes is Royal Fumigation, based here.

Anne Bookout, Royal’s vice president and general counsel, said the two matters of concern are an increase in USDA inspection overtime fees and a $375 fee for fumigations.

Through Crunch to Contribute, a social media campaign that offers a $1 donation to the American or Canadian Diabetes Association in exchange for every Jazz apple photo uploaded to www.jazzapple.com/c2c, people everywhere are crunching for a cause.

The South Africa Consulate General in New York and South African summer citrus will celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day Friday, July 18 on what would have been Mandela's 96th birthday.