According to the most recent statistics from Maldives Ports Limited, imports at the commercial harbor register 727 container movements.
Moreover, the authority reports out of the total 367 are 20-feeter containers and the remaining 360 are 40-feeter containers.
Interestingly, MPL reports the statistics is exclusive towards perishable cargo only.
Furthermore, ports made clearance of the following items;
- 26,520 cartons of egg
- 18,786 bags of onion
- 5,207 gunnies of watermelon
- 2,600 boxes of ginger
- 2,125 cartons of pineapple
- 1,926 boxes of tomato
- 1,921 bunches of banana (mixed)
Items with highest figures of quantity correlate towards their hike in demand amid Islamic sacred month of Ramadan, in Maldives.
Statistics: MPL
Meanwhile, banana imports came through crates (137) as well as through jumbo bags (02) as well.
Additionally, cabbages observe a demand bump with import numbers improving as well.
Moreover, the cabbage imports stood at 1,757 bags as of 13 to 17 April 2021 – which coincides with first week of Ramadan.
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