China: First Peruvian fruit shipment from Chancay port arrives in Shanghai

Published 2024년 12월 24일

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The COSCO Shipping vessel Xin Shanghai has arrived at Shanghai’s Yangshan Port with the first shipment of Peruvian fruit via the new Chancay–Shanghai direct shipping route, reducing sea transit time and logistics costs. The port, now operational for over a month, is progressing towards full capacity and has already dispatched over 1,700 containers. The COSCO Shipping Group has launched a weekly direct route and is planning to include transshipment cargo from Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil, while Chile has also been integrated into the port’s operations through two shipping companies.

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On the morning of Dec. 18, the COSCO Shipping vessel Xin Shanghai reached Shanghai’s Yangshan Port, marking the arrival of the inaugural shipment of Peruvian fruit via the new Chancay–Shanghai direct shipping route. This shipment consisted of over 20,000 metric tons of various fruits, including avocados, blueberries, mangos and table grapes. The opening of Chancay Port has reduced the sea transit time between China and Peru to just 23 days, down from the previous range of 33–43 days for other routes, lowering logistics costs by more than 20% and significantly benefiting the transportation of fresh produce and other perishable items. The first phase of Chancay Port has been operational for just over one month and is progressing toward full capacity during its testing and adjustment stage. According to a report by Spanish-language news outlet El Economista, this stage aims to optimize efficiency, improve performance and fine-tune technical operations, which is expected to last until ...

Source: Producereport