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APL replaces China-Taiwan-Philippines NPX loop with new CS3 service
APL has launched a new CS3 service to supersede the NPX loop that deployed two 1,440 TEU ships, as part of an initiative to reorganise its China-Taiwan-Philippines coverage.
The CS3 is operated by three 1,400 to 2,400 TEU ships - the 2,468 TEU APL Jeddah and the two ships that used to run the NPX, the Cape Fulmar and Sima Sapphire. Both of the 1,440-TEU ships are chartered, whereas APL owns the largest ship.
The weekly service includes a call at Busan and a stop at Cubic Bay in the Manila neighborhood that were not covered with the NPX.
The port rotation for the CS3 is Busan, Lianyungang, Shenzhen-Chiwan, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Subic Bay, Cagayan de Oro (Mindanao), Kaohsiung and back to Busan.
APL will continue to serve Cebu, which was on the NPX port rotation, through slots on the Kaohsiung-Cebu X-Press (KCX) service, a common feeder service operated by X-Press Feeders.
Mindanao Island continues to be served with a call at Cagayan de Oro, reported Alphaliner.
The NPX previously called at Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Chiwan, Kaohsiung, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Kaohsiung, returning to Hong Kong.
The CS3 is operated by three 1,400 to 2,400 TEU ships - the 2,468 TEU APL Jeddah and the two ships that used to run the NPX, the Cape Fulmar and Sima Sapphire. Both of the 1,440-TEU ships are chartered, whereas APL owns the largest ship.
The weekly service includes a call at Busan and a stop at Cubic Bay in the Manila neighborhood that were not covered with the NPX.
The port rotation for the CS3 is Busan, Lianyungang, Shenzhen-Chiwan, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Subic Bay, Cagayan de Oro (Mindanao), Kaohsiung and back to Busan.
APL will continue to serve Cebu, which was on the NPX port rotation, through slots on the Kaohsiung-Cebu X-Press (KCX) service, a common feeder service operated by X-Press Feeders.
Mindanao Island continues to be served with a call at Cagayan de Oro, reported Alphaliner.
The NPX previously called at Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Chiwan, Kaohsiung, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Kaohsiung, returning to Hong Kong.
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