As a result, maritime throughput in the Zeeland ports will increase by around 100,000 tonnes. This confirms the strong position the Zeeland ports now occupy when it comes to handling and storing fruit, after new fruit packages from Chile and South Africa were also recently attracted to Vlissingen.
The bananas come from Colombia and Costa Rica. Every week, one of the Seatrade reefers will make the crossing from the seaports of Puerto Limon, Turbo and Santa Marta to Vlissingen, where the bananas will be unloaded, stored and distributed further by CSC. On the outward voyage, calls will also be made at St.Maarten and Guadeloupe, with cargo of which some will be transported in containers. According to Seatrade, Vlissingen was chosen due to its good location in terms of sailing time and the connection with the motorway network. The port is home to specialised stevedoring companies such as CSC, with terminals ideally suited to handling this type of cargo. The fact that they work in accordance with the 360 Quality principle in Zeeland also played a role. An important precondition for Seatrade.