APL joins transatlantic leg of Maersk, CP Ships pendulum loop
APL has joined the westbound transatlantic leg of the weekly Europe/U.S. East Coast/Autralasia Oceania Pendulum service, jointly operated by Maersk Line and CP Ships.
APL will take slots on the service between Zeebrugge, Tilbury, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam in Europe, to Charleston, Savannah and Miami. The Singapore carrier, which markets the service as ASX, said it is the first time it has served Savannah.
The Oceania Pendulum service uses 11 ships averaging 4,111 TEUS and has a full port rotation of: Zeebrugge, Tilbury, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Charleston, Savannah, Miami, Kingston, Balboa, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Tauranga, Port Chalmers, Balboa, Kingston, Philadelphia and back to Zeebrugge.
APL currently offers seven weekly services, including the ASX, in the transatlantic trade.