APL has begun its Guam Saipan Express service by calling at the port of Guam with the US-flagged APL Guam on January 1, 2016.

“We are thrilled to kick-start 2016 with the first cargo shipment on the GSX route,” said John Selleck, general manager of Guam and Micronesia at APL. “With 75% of Guam’s inbound freight originating from the US mainland, the GSX service provides essential cargo shipments from the US mainland to Guam and Saipan.”

A Busan call has been added to the GSX service, and it now connects with APL’s weekly EX1 service in both Yokohama and Busan.

The 1,100 TEU APL Guam will have a fortnightly port rotation of Yokohama – Busan – Guam – Saipan, and will arrive at Yokohama on Tuesday, Busan on Thursday, Guam on Saturday and Saipan on Sunday.