Nansha Port a haven for Southeast Asian fruit imports

COSCO Shipping's Xin Yang Pu vessel, which was loaded with 142 boxes of imported fruit from Southeast Asia like fresh durian, berthed at the second phase of Nansha Port on April 22.

This is the first time that durian has been transported through Nansha Port this year, which marks the beginning of the durian season in 2022.

The Nansha Port area of Guangzhou Port boasts strong customs clearance efficiency, many Southeast Asia routes, and the cold chain base of Nansha International Logistics Center, making it an ideal port for cross-border fruit logistics service providers to import fruits into the China market.

Nansha customs has provided a variety of trade facilitation measures to meet the customs clearance needs of enterprises for fresh goods like fruit.

Shipping companies like COSCO Shipping and ZIM have opened many Thailand import express routes in the Nansha Port area. Currently, it only takes four days for goods to be transported from Laem Chabang Port in Thailand to Nansha Port.

In the first quarter of this year, Nansha Port has imported a total of 6,617 boxes of fruit, a year-on-year increase of 400 percent.

Nansha Port has the largest single cold storage base in the country, Guangzhou Nansha International Logistics Center Cold Chain Base, which boasts a total storage capacity of 227,000 metric tons. It can provide one-stop comprehensive cold chain logistics services, guarantee the freshness of imported fruit like durian, and satisfy public consumption needs.

From April to June this year, the Nansha Port area will welcome 18 Thailand import express lines. It is expected that more than 4,000 boxes of fresh durian will enter the Chinese market through Nansha in 2022.

COSCO Shipping's Xin Yang Pu vessel, which is loaded with 142 boxes of imported fruit, berths at the second phase of Nansha Port on April 22. [Photo/gznsnews.com.cn]