11-04-2009, 12:23 PM
Citrus requires special refrigerated ships (reefer vessels) which is a niche market that I don't deal in very often, but I could make some inquiries.
Agriproducts like grain and soy and everything really don't move in containers, they move in bulker ships which I do deal with, but the problem with that is the main bulk ports are all in the south (houston, louisiana, northeast seaboard but thats alot of metal products).
If you had small enough parcels to work the eastern seaboard ships than maybe it could work (I have no idea what inland transportation costs are) but you would have to hit the sweet spot in quantity - big enough to make it worthwhile but not too big for the eastern seaboard bulk ports.
Agriproducts like grain and soy and everything really don't move in containers, they move in bulker ships which I do deal with, but the problem with that is the main bulk ports are all in the south (houston, louisiana, northeast seaboard but thats alot of metal products).
If you had small enough parcels to work the eastern seaboard ships than maybe it could work (I have no idea what inland transportation costs are) but you would have to hit the sweet spot in quantity - big enough to make it worthwhile but not too big for the eastern seaboard bulk ports.