Chinese state-owned shipping and logistics services supplier company, Cosco (China Ocean Shipping Company), opened a new maritime service between Moin, and Shanghai, which will reduce transit time from 34-40 days to 22-23 days. The first ship arrived last Sunday at the Moín Container Terminal (TCM) and left at dawn on Monday after collecting volumes of four Costa Rican products: pineapple, banana, meat and orange juice.
The export sector, the Ministry of Foreign Trade (Comex) and the Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer) celebrated the opening of this service, as sales to the Asian giant had encountered major logistics problems, so much so that transits of up to 40 days, reduced the competitiveness of fresh Costa Rican products. Currently, Costa Rica has approved protocols for several fruits, as well as for meats and dairy products, but the logistics were challenging.
Procomer figures indicate that by 2018 total sales from Costa Rica to China totaled US$194 million. Among the main products shipped were prepared or preserved citrus, ethyl alcohol and sugar.
Source: qcostarica.com
