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SeaLand/APL Select Port Everglades for Service to Latin America 

Port Everglades will be the first and last U.S. calls for SeaLand and APL's North American Express Service (NAE/ACX) to Latin America beginning August 27.

Florida International Terminal, LLC (FIT) will provide cargo handling and stevedoring for the carriers at Port Everglades, where the new service is expected to generate more than 20,000 container moves annually.

The NAE/ACX service will arrive in Port Everglades as a first-in call every Thursday from Manzanillo, Panama, before sailing to other U.S. East Coast ports and returning on Sundays as a last-out U.S. call before sailing to Cartagena, Colombia.

SeaLand is a Maersk brand created in 2014 to serve the Intra-Americas market. APL is a holding of the Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines.

"The joint SeaLand/APL service is an excellent fit because Port Everglades is already a leader in the North-South trade lanes, particularly the perishables market, and the company is positioned to grow with us as we deepen and widen our channels and add berths for larger cargo ships," said Port Everglades Chief Executive and Port Director Steven Cernak, PPM®.

Port Everglades is investing more than $600 million in waterside improvements, and last year completed a 43-acre intermodal rail container transfer facility and various road projects.

Port Everglades is one of Florida’s leading container ports; throughput in FY 2013-2014 totaled more than 1.0 million TEUs.
 

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