Thursday, May 04, 2006
Where Does All the Canary Islands Fruit Go?
Well, in Britain at least, it now goes to the The Canary Islands Fruit Terminal at Berth 104 in the Western Docks in Southampton, which handles fresh produce, including tomatoes, peppers, avocadoes and cucumbers. Note, they don't mention the famous bananas.
Southampton has steadily increased its fruit-handling business over the past few years and was in 1995 the UK’s leading fruit-handling port.
The temperature and humidity-controlled Fruit Terminal at the deepwater Berth 104, Western Docks, now handles the entire Canary Islands to UK fruit trade during a season which runs from October to May. In 1995, a 3,500m² cold store was added to the existing 11,000m² warehouse. The cold store has a temperature range of -2°C to +15°C, increasing the range of fresh produce that can be stored at the terminal.
Source: Solent Ports | Solent Forum
