The containers arrived 23 days after leaving Chile
This season’s first batch of Chilean cherry containers for the South China market have been discharged at Modern Terminals, a member of the Hong Kong Seaport Alliance.
The containers arrived in Hong Kong 23 days after being loaded onto a container vessel at the Port of Valparaiso in Chile.
The HKSPA offers a ‘Hot Box’ arrangement, facilitating the immediate connection to trucks and barges, and transported to consumer markets in South China.
Containers picked up by truck or barge are then transported across the boundary to Mainland China and can arrive at the renowned Jiangnan Fruit Wholesale market in Guangzhou within hours after being offloaded at the Port of Hong Kong.
Osvaldo Alvarez, consul general of Chile in Hong Kong said: “Chile is the world’s leading cherry exporter. Around 90% of Chile’s cherry export goes to China with South China being the largest consumer market for the popular fruit.
“Hong Kong plays an important role in our cherry exports acting as the main gateway for thousands of Chilean Cherry containers destined for the Mainland China market and the rest of Asia”.
The bright red Chilean Cherry is a notable Chinese New Year gift, symbolising joy, blessings and good fortune.
