Shunde's AC sales sizzle in summer heat

A siren blared, signaling the departure on Tuesday of Dafeng 3028, a barge loaded with over 4,000 air conditioners, from a dock at Beijiao Port in Shunde district of Foshan, Guangdong province.

The air conditioners, bound for Nansha Port located at the mouth of the Pearl River, will be transferred upon arrival to international oceangoing freighters and transported to countries and regions in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, making the summer cool for local consumers, according to a statement released by Guangzhou Customs on Wednesday.

Dafeng 3028 is one of many shuttle ships that now operate between Shunde district, a major electrical appliances production base in Guangdong, and Nansha Port, a logistics and transportation hub in Guangzhou, the Guangdong provincial capital known as the southern gateway of the country, according to the statement.