DHL Global Forwarding handled a record 50 flights
Source:transportweekly 2014-5-27 9:30:00
DHL Global Forwarding handled a record 50 flights in 2013 transporting perishables from South America, mostly Chile to Asia and Argentina to the US, according to Shipping Gazette.
"Despite freezing temperatures, heavy rain, hail and a gloomy forecast for the 2013 blueberry and cherry season in Argentina and Chile, charters transporting these delicate fruits proved to be exceptional," said vice president of Starbroker and head of global charters for DHL Global Forwarding, Roland Zach.
DHL in-house carrier StarBroker last year transported the fruits on board 30 MD11 freighter flights from Santiago, Chile to Miami, Florida.
For Argentina, StarBroker transported in the 2013 harvest seasons 20 charter flights of blueberries from Tucuman Airport in northern Argentina to Miami for distribution in the US, reported American Journal of Transportation.
"We have trusted DHL Global Forwarding for five years to transport our blueberries from the south of Chile to Santiago and finally to Miami," said procurement for Alpine Fresh, Jose Hidalgo.
With Argentina's blueberry season running from mid-October to mid-November and Chile's from mid-November to mid-December, these crops fill an important gap of fresh fruit not found in various parts of the world during these months.