The service, operating out of San Antonio, offers customized fixed-day weekly sailings with direct connections to Shanghai in 23 days. In total, eight dedicated vessels are scheduled between late November 2025 and mid-January 2026. The first departure is set for December 1, with the CMA CGM Legacy arriving in Shanghai on December 24.

Subsequent sailings include the Lotus A, CMA CGM Byblos, APL Charleston, CMA CGM Adventure, CMA CGM Xiamen, CMA CGM Rimbaud, and CMA CGM Tage.

The Cherry Express provides exporters with guaranteed capacity and predictable arrival times, key factors for maintaining fruit quality in the Chinese market, which continues to dominate Chile’s cherry exports. CMA CGM highlights Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, and Busan as the main Asian entry points served under this program.

While transit times are given as estimates, the service remains a central link in Chile’s strategy to meet Asia’s high demand for cherries during the Lunar New Year period.

Souce: Fresh Plaza