Chile: Port of Valparaíso begins peak season for fruit exports

Published 2024년 12월 18일

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The Pacific South Terminal of Valparaíso recently welcomed Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, and other key figures in the Chilean agricultural and port community, including Iván Marambio, president of Frutas de Chile, and Javiera Perales, manager of Concessions of the Port Company of Valparaíso. The meeting took place during the peak season for exporting cherries, with over 7,000 containers handled across three ships, including the Cherry Express from Hapag-Lloyd, a Maersk container ship, and the Cool Carriers camera ship. The port of Valparaíso is crucial for exporting fresh Chilean fruit to various destinations, with Valparaíso's Terminal 1 projecting high volumes for the current cherry and fruit season, aiming to improve from 213,000 tons to 230,000 tons. This collaboration between stakeholders aims to ensure efficient logistics, timely exports, and the necessary infrastructure to support the growing demand for Chilean fruit.

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The Pacific South Terminal of Valparaíso received the Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, accompanied by union and trade authorities of the port city, during the busiest week of the season for exporting Chilean fruit abroad. The authorities were able to learn about the progress of the peak season for exporting cherries through TPS, concessionaire of Terminal 1 of the Port of Valparaíso, which is the main departure point for fresh Chilean fruit to the Far East, North America and Europe, among other destinations. The activity was led by Cristian Rodríguez, general manager of TPS, and Javiera Perales, manager of Concessions of the Port Company of Valparaíso (EPV); and Minister Valenzuela was accompanied by the president of Frutas de Chile, Iván Marambio; the president of COTRAPORCHI, Sergio Baeza; the president of FOLOVAP and regional director of Customs, Braulio Cubillos, the regional director of SAG, Astrid Tala; and the regional minister of Agriculture Sergio Salvador; ...

Source: MXfruit