主要观点总结
本文介绍了危地马拉农业出口业务的扩展以及该地区航运服务的相应能力提升。Maersk公司的Daniel Guillen谈到了危地马拉的出口潜力，并指出美国是主要的目标市场之一。危地马拉的农业扩张主要受到美国市场的需求驱动，尤其是香蕉、黑莓和其他新鲜水果的出口。Maersk公司正在增加从危地马拉到佛罗里达州的航班数量，并准备了用于运输危地马拉鳄梨到美国的运输能力。同时，Guillen强调了Maersk的远程集装箱管理系统——Captain Peter的重要性和好处，该系统的使用可以使客户数字化跟踪货物，并提供实时的温度监测。
关键观点总结
关键观点1: 危地马拉农业出口业务的扩展
危地马拉正在扩大其农业出口业务，包括香蕉、黑莓和其他新鲜水果的出口。美国是主要的目标市场之一。
关键观点2: 航运服务的相应能力提升
随着危地马拉农业出口业务的扩展，该地区的航运服务也在扩大其容量，以满足不断增长的需求。
关键观点3: Maersk公司的投资与计划
Maersk公司正增加从危地马拉到佛罗里达州的航班数量，并准备了用于运输危地马拉鳄梨到美国的运输能力。该公司还推出了远程集装箱管理系统——Captain Peter，以帮助客户更有效地跟踪和监控货物。
关键观点4: 美国市场对危地马拉农产品的高需求
美国是危地马拉最大的贸易伙伴，对危地马拉的农产品有着高需求。这推动了危地马拉农业的扩张和航运服务的提升。
正文
As Guatemala expands its agricultural export business, shipping services in the region are also expanding their capacity.
At Agritrade in Antigua, FreshFruitPortal.com caught up with Daniel Guillen, Maersk’s area head of cold chain for Central America, Andina and the Caribbean, about the country’s export potential.
“Our plans for Guatemala, that’s to say in this region, are big,” Guillen said. “Guatemala continues to be one of the most important producer countries in Central America. One of the markets our clients have shown the need to continue growing is the United States.”
A major driver for Guatemala’s agricultural expansion is demand from the U.S. market, where Guatemala already ships significant quantities of bananas, as well as blackberries and other fresh fruits. The United States is Guatemala’s largest trade partner, accounting for nearly 35% of Guatemala’s external trade, according to the International Trade Administration.
“The United States has come to play an important role in the growth for producers in Guatemala,” Guillen said. “With that comes the investments we’re currently making in the country.”
Maersk currently operates two weekly routes from Guatemala to south Florida. One route runs each Thursday and another operates on Sundays.
“To make this possible, we’ve increased our network to a total of seven of our own ships that we have on rotation for those two weekly departures,” Guillen said.
Those routes also include connection services that utilize rail lines and trucking to expand the reach of Guatemalan imports across the United States.
He added that Maersk is prepared to transport Guatemalan avocado shipments to the United States, once that market finalizes approval. Exporters in Guatemala are eagerly anticipating the possibility of a market opening later in the year.
Guillen also highlighted Maersk’s Remote Container Management system, named
Captain Peter
, available worldwide. The system lets clients digitally track shipments from point A to point B.
“It allows our clients with refrigerated containers to monitor 24/7 where their cargo is. They can also monitor if there’s temperature variations,” he said.
Guillen explained that the monitoring system is designed to help exporters reduce costs by avoiding waste. For Guatemalan exporters, he hopes efficiency will make them that much more competitive in the United States market.
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