Citrus exports could soon begin moving to China as breakbulk rather than in containers if recent discussions conducted by the Citrus Growers’ Association in Beijing bear fruit.
A delegation headed by CEO Justin Chadwick described the talks as “encouraging” – and he told FTW that the lines and the association hoped that this mode of shipping would be permitted by the 2017 season. This would allow for co-loading shipments to Japan, South Korea and China.
“From a citrus perspective, we were present in China to determine progress on the requests to allow breakbulk reefer vessels as an alternative to containers,” said Chadwick.
