A ship from the ASEAN countries which was loaded with fruit arrived at Fangchenggang Port Monday. This marked a new shipping route for transporting fruit which creates new opportunities for exporters.

The shipping route from Vietnams Ho Chi Minh City to the port city of Fangchenggang in South Chinas Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, is operated by four ships from the Chinese COSCO Shipping Corporation.

Each ship can carry 1,100 standard containers with a load of 1,800 metric tons. Currently the service runs once a week, but it is expected to run two to three times a week by the end of 2017, according to sources with the Beibu Gulf port administration.