The Maersk Saltoro ship had a destiny to China. This will generate millions of losses for an Asian holiday.
The ship Maersk Saltoro sailed on December 27 in the morning from San Antonio International Terminal, main port of the Pacific in Chileas one of the 15 vessels that load cherries for export. It has more than 1,300 cherry containers and its destination is China. However, the ship was arrested on January 13 in the waters of the Micronesiawithout arriving in the port on the scheduled date, on January 20.
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According to platforms such as Marinetraffic and Maritime Optimathe ship did not comply with its planned arrival to the port of NanshaChina, on January 20. Given this damage, the containers They will not arrive on time to enter the Chinese market before the lunar new year That, this year, takes place on January 29. Throughout this week a strong demand for cherries in the market is expected for these festivities.


The ship with cherries that did not reach port
The non -arrival of merchandise in projected time, and under unwanted quality conditions, Millionaire losses for Chilean exporters owners of that fruit will generate. The ship continues to drift in position 2 ° 25’57.7 “north and 155 ° 33’59.0” east, about 1,200 kilometers northeast of New Guineain full waters of micronsia.
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Throughout this week a strong demand for cherries in the market is expected for the Lunar Chinese New Year.
Recently, Maersk reported that one of his ships -Maersk Saltoro- traveled to China loaded with thousands of cherry containers to be marketed. This He presented a failure in one of his main enginesso he had to interrupt his trip waiting for repair work.
Waiting for the technical arrangement
“We can confirm that the ship chartered by Maersk, Maersk Saltoro, reported A technical problem with its main engine on January 13, 2025, while heading from San Antonio, Chile, Nansha New Port, China. Currently, the ship is being repaired to resume its trip ”, were, until yesterday, the last part that the company reported to be consulted in a timely manner by Portal portal.
According to the company: “We maintain a close communication with the owners of the ship to follow the state of repairs and keep the affected customers informed about progress. The Maersk Saltoro is a boring ship that sails under the flag of Singapore ”.
Source: Ambito

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