APL goes for the Sandwich Islands
The CMA CGM affiliate APL is adding Honolulu (Hawaii) as a port of call to its Eagle Express X (EXX) service. Directly connecting central China, Korea and Japan to Hawaii, the fortnightly call to Honolulu will be offered by the EXX service. APL has its own office on the spot.
The regular service's transit time is eleven days from Shanghai (China) to Los Angeles (CA, USA); the enhanced EXX will offer transit times of 18 and 19 days to Honolulu from Shanghai and Ningbo (China), respectively. The service is designed with a Tuesday arrival in Honolulu with same week cargo availability that is just ahead of the weekend.
According to SeaIntel’s Global Liner Performance April 2019 Report, APL’s EXX service recorded a 90% on-time performance on the Asia-North America West Coast trade, surpassing the industry average of 51.6%. (kd)