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Fresh cherries take express ship to Shanghai
By:Wu Qiong   |  From:english.eastday.com  |  2020-01-06 16:20

Nicknamed the “Cherry Express”, a ship sailing from Chile’s Port of Manzanillo to Shanghai’s Yangshan Port arrived on Tuesday December 31.

Containing 7,700 tons of J-Grade Chilean cherries in 378 containers, the ship arrived at 3:30pm.

China has become the largest market for Chilean cherries. In 2018, 92.3% of Chilean cherries were exported to Asia, of which 95% entered the Chinese market. In 2019, the imports of the fruit in China rose by around 30%, especially due to the sales agreements inked at the International Fruit Conference (in August 2019) and the second CIIE (China International Import Expo) in November 2019.

Driven by the huge market demand, a direct sea transportation of Chilean cherries was launched, shortening the time from Chile to China by 8-13 days.

After a round of spot checks and inspections, the J-Grade cherries were released as soon as possible by customs on January 1, 2020.

The container carrier was operated by China COSCO Shipping, a Chinesestate-ownedshippingand logistics services suppliercompany. It will deliver nearly 20,000 tons of Chilean cherries to China in three shipping shifts. Before the containers could be opened, they had to transfer in Hong Kong and then be transported to Shanghai by taking to the road or river. Now, the cherries can be shipped to Shanghai in just 23 days.

The Yangshan Port is one of the city’s most important import ports for fresh fruit. Taking advantage of the Lin-gang New Area of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, the Yangshan Port has expedited customs clearance to ensure the freshness of fruits and reduce enterprises’ time and logistics costs. The authorities have contacted the shipper and liner in advance, to provide a one-stop inspection and management service for the imported Chilean cherries.

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