APL's President Kennedy makes maiden vessel call at Yokohama
On 21 July, APL, together with the Yokohama Port and Habour Bureau and Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation celebrated the maiden arrival of President Kennedy at the Port of Yokohama.
Deployed for APL’s Eagle Express 1 (EX1) service, President Kennedy is the first of six vessels that were newly-named after former U.S. Presidents to call the Japanese port. Following this, the Yokohama port will be expecting President FD Roosevelt; President Wilson; President Cleveland; President Truman; and President Eisenhower to each arrive with their weekly EX1 shipments.
The improved EX1 service now offers a faster 13-day transit from Los Angeles to Yokohama, arriving Japan two days sooner than before. This has expedited imports such as frozen meat, fish, vegetables and fruit from the U.S. to Japan. Meanwhile, EX1 cargoes that are bound for Guam and Saipan via APL’s Guam Saipan Express (GSX) service from Yokohama will now reach Guam every Monday, the earliest cargo arrival of the week on the island.
President Kennedy departed for Naha on 21 July, continuing the EX1 service rotation comprising Qingdao – Shanghai – Busan – Los Angeles – Oakland – Yokohama – Naha – Busan – Qingdao.
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APL is one of the world's leading ocean carriers, providing world-class container shipping and terminal services, as well as intermodal operations supported by leading-edge IT and ecommerce. APL offers transcontinental cargo shipping across Asia, North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Australia through more than 120 weekly services calling ports in over 70 countries worldwide. APL is part of the CMA CGM Group, a leading worldwide shipping group founded in 1978 by Jacques R. Saadé and now headed by Rodolphe Saadé.
