China-Laos railway ships Thai durians to China’s Chongqing in under 88 hours

VIENTIANE (Global Times): Some 500 tonnes of durian and other fruits arrived in China from fruit packaging factory in Thailand to Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, logistics firm China Railway Materials said on Monday (June 12).

Stored in 28 refrigerated 40-foot containers, Thai durians, mangosteen and other tropical fruits left plantations in Thailand and arrived Chongqing’s Xiaonanya railway logistics centre in 88 hours, opening up a cold-chain logistics link linking fruit plantations to retail markets in the Chengdu-Chongqing area.