Cargo Business Newswire

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

APL to launch weekly Central America-U.S. East Coast service

APL has announced a new weekly service — the America Caribbean Express (ACX). The service links Central America and the U.S. East Coast, operating through a vessel sharing agreement with SeaLand, and is expected to launch in late June or early July, according to the shipping line.

Serviced by three 1700-TEU vessels, the ACX service will provide direct service with fixed day arrivals from Colombia and Panama to the U.S.
East Coast.

"The introduction of the ACX expands APL’s suite of services to our customers," said Efraín Osorio, head of Latin America trade at APL. "We are confident

that shippers, in particular those who are moving refrigerated cargo, will benefit from the new service, characterized by fast transits, a modern fleet of reefer equipment, and priority handling of reefer cargo."

APL says the ACX service will provide connections to its feeder network via the Manzanillo International Terminal hub in Panama, as well as integrated intermodal connections to inland U.S. East Coast destinations.

The ACX port rotation service will be: Manzanillo - South Florida – New York - Philadelphia - Savannah – South Florida – Cartagena.