There is still a lot of uncertainty in the meantime as Chilean exporters as well as Chinese importers wait to find out the fate of the more than 1,300 container which arrived on Maersk Saltoro. It’s been more than an entire week since the delayed vessel arrived at Nanshang, the Chinese Port of Nanshang. A ‘official’ announcement from last week in circulation stated that 20 of the containers examined, the fruit was damaged and requires to be removed. Because of the wait of more than two months most in the business expect all the fruit to be destroyed.
But, landfill facilities and port authorities possess the capability to handle this kind of large-scale transport. Also, samples were taken for analysis to labs for analysis of the state and any other related risks this shipment might create.
A company that imports of Hong Kong said they are unaware of the procedure for unloading and inspections, as well as the claims for inspections, etc. “At moment, customs officials haven’t provided any details. According to the information I’ve received, that customs officials discovered that the fruit inside was highly decayed and rotten as they were taken off on February 18 and will be disposed of later. The fruit is not able to be sold. fruit to be sold on to the Chinese market. The reason is because the connection that is involved in this transaction is not clear enough, this latest advancement hasn’t been made public.”
According to estimates, more than 100 million dollars of cherries are aboard the vessel. A number of Chinese officials are working on an official communications that are eagerly awaited. The most important stage is filing claims against a number of people in the Chilean business, who are able to have several containers on the “Cherry Express” vessel.
Frutas de Chile has been keeping track of the situation and have held talks with the consul as well as the commercial attache from ProChile in China for discussions about future possibilities. Additional information and updates are waiting to be received.
More information is available here:
Frutas de Chile
www.frutasdechile.cl
Source: The Plantations International Agroforestry Group of Companies