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Recently, the Maersk "Saltoro" container ship finally arrived at Nansha Port, China after a 52-day voyage.
According to foreign media reports, the container ship was delayed by 28 days compared with the original plan. It is reported that it was due to a host failure drift in the Pacific last month, resulting in serious delays.
The container ship, part of the Cherry Express service, carries 1,353 cherry containers from southern Chile, was originally scheduled to arrive in China in mid-January for China to enter the market before the Spring Festival.
The value of the goods is as high as US0 million!
On February 17, the Maersk Saltoro ship arrived in China nearly a month late, an unusual long time for perishable products like cherries, although shipping companies claim to keep refrigerated.
The efficient and planned transportation of more than 1,300 containers of fresh cherries to the Chinese market has now become an unprecedented logistics problem.
Relevant people said that if all of these cherries are on the market before the Chinese Spring Festival sales period, the price of these cherries in the Chinese market may be between 60 million and 130 million US dollars.
Antonio Walker, president of the Chilean National Agricultural Association (SNA), said, "After checking the containers on board, the fruits arrived in poor condition despite the power supply of the containers being maintained and the refrigeration chain was not interrupted. In the container I came down, I saw fruits in poor condition, with many rot problems, and the fruits were very soft. There were many conditions and quality problems.Therefore, it is very likely that this fruit will not be available for the market. ”
Facing the risk of refusal to enter and destroy
Claudia Soler, executive director of the Chilean Fruit Cherry Commission, commented: "According to the situation reported by Chinese authorities, on-site inspections are currently being conducted to assess the condition and quality of fruits that have recently arrived in Nansha Port. This task may be It will take a few days. We must now wait for reports from these authorities to assess possible circumstances."
It is also reported that all containers on the ship must undergo 100% inspection. So far, none of the containers on board have been released. So far, the customs have inspected about 10 containers and found serious quality problems.
Customs said that due to serious quality problems of the fruit, all goods wereAll need to wait for further test results and laboratory tests.
This also means that some goods may face the risk of being denied entry or destroyed.
As discussions between Maersk, the consignee and China Customs are still ongoing, the solution remains elusive.
This eventIt has brought great economic pressure to the Chilean cherry industry.Especially in the context of the rising demand for Chilean cherries in the Chinese market.
Chilean cherry exports increased significantly during 2024/25, with the number of cherries exported to China expected to reach a record 17,000 containers.
The market originally had high hopes for the export of cherries before the festival, but the delay of the "Maersk Saltoro" caused a large number of fruits to miss the key Spring Festival sales window.
