SINGAPORE's APL, now a unit of French shipping giant CMA CGM, has set sail with the Ocean Alliance, detailing a wide range of services worldwide.
First there is the Pacific Gulf Loop 6 (PG6) service bound for Houston from Singapore and the Far East Express 1 (FX1) service to Southampton from Xingang.
"It marks a game-changer for APL to navigate as part of the world's largest container shipping alliance," said APL chief executive Nicolas Sartini.
"Offering 38 services of the Ocean Alliance, APL is primed to offer its widest market coverage ever; best-in-class transit times and superior connectivity to markets that were previously inaccessible," he said.
With a capacity of 3.5 million TEU, the Ocean Alliance, formed with APL's parent, and partners China Cosco Shipping and Taiwan's Evergreen Line, commands the largest east-west capacity share.
Introducing the industry's first ever direct service from Jakarta to the US west coast, APL's Pendulum Loop 1 - west coast (PE1) service would be delivering shipments from Vietnam's Cai Mep to Los Angeles with the industry's fastest transit time of 16 days starting April 6 from Port Klang.
On April 10, APL's South China Loop 1 (SC1) will set sail from Fuqing. The only direct service to Fuqing on the transpacific, cargo onboard the SC1 service from Xiamen will arrive in Oakland in 18 days.
APL's Pendulum Loop 2 - east coast (PE2) which offers a direct connection to New York from China and South Korea promises a 26-day transit from Ningbo to New York, setting sail from Qingdao on April 3.
Facilitating trade from the Far East to the growth regions in the Middle East, APL's West Asia Express (WAX) service promises the industry's best transit time of 23 days from Qingdao to Doha, starting on April 6 from Qingdao.
As part of the only alliance with dedicated Asia-Red Sea services, APL's Red Sea Express (RSX) commencing April 3 and Red Sea Express 2 (RS2) service sets sail on April 12.
A 16-day transit is all it takes to move a cargo from Shenzhen-Shekou to Jeddah via the RS2 service. Shipments on the RSX service from Shekou to Sokhna will take 20 days.
APL's Far East Express 3 (FX3) service to Le Havre will take 29 days from Shanghai; from Ningbo, 30 days; from Shenzhen-Yantian, 25 days. This starts from Shanghai-Yangshan on April 7.
The only service that offers a direct connection to the port of Venice from Asia, APL's Adriatic Express (ADX) service promises a 30-day transit from Busan to Venice, starting with the Shanghai-Yangshan on April 6.
Transatlantic, APL's Atlantic Gulf (AGX) Service is the only direct connection from Le Havre to Miami with a 17-day transit starting with the first sailing from Le Havre on April 3.
APL is one of the world's leading ocean carriers, providing 80 weekly services calling at 160 ports worldwide.
