Port officials said the Green Reefers vessel Sierra Lara will arrive from Guatemala. Norway-based Green Reefers operates a weekly service during the season. The shipment of cantaloupes and honeydew melons is imported by Altobaso USA.
| The Green Reefer's vessel Sierra Lara, pictured during a previous port call, is scheduled to deliver the season's first shipment of melons to the Port of Tampa on Nov. 23. |
General Steamship will provide agent services for the vessel. Green-WSI Terminal will provide terminal operating services and Port America will provide stevedoring services.
Green-WSI uses Tampa Bay Cold Storage, which is located adjacent to Tampa's container terminal, for handling and storage of chilled and frozen products.
Port officials noted there is close to 1 million square feet of warehouse space in the port area, including 143,000 square feet of cold storage.
