Chile: Cool Carriers Loads Fruit for the U.S.

2024-01-05

At the South Pacific Terminal (TPS) of Valparaíso, Cool Carriers ship Knud Reefer embarked 2,000 pallets of fruit destined for the U.S. East Coast market, which will be discharged at the Port of Gloucester. The loading operations were carried out at Site 5 of the Port of Valparaíso concessionaire, and once completed, the Knud Reefer will stop at Puerto Caldera, Atacama Region, to repeat the operation in Valparaíso.

The loading operations will go from Friday, January 5, to Monday, January 8. Under the auspices of the direct benefits that Cool Carriers offers to the U.S. market, the ship is expected to arrive at the Port of Gloucester on January 20 2024, in line with the shipping company's schedule. Cool Carriers inaugurated the 2023-2024 TPS fruit export season on December 11 with a shipment also for the United States East Coast. The Ice Runner, also from Cool Carriers, loaded fruit at TPS Site 6 beginning Wednesday, January 3.