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New ports of call for APL's Asia Australia Express 1 & 2

August 27, 2019: In a move to further strengthen connectivity between Southeast Asia and Australia, APL has announced enhancements to its existing Asia Australia Express 1 (AAX1) and Asia Australia Express 2 (AAX2) services.

The enhancements will be effective from October 23 and 24.
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The enhancements will be effective from October 23 and 24.

August 27, 2019: In a move to further strengthen connectivity between Southeast Asia and Australia, APL has announced enhancements to its existing Asia Australia Express 1 (AAX1) and Asia Australia Express 2 (AAX2) services. The enhancements will be effective from October 23 and 24.

AAX1 will add two port calls at Laem Chabang and Tanjung Pelapas to facilitate the movement of shipments from Thailand and Malaysia to the Australian main ports.

The first sailing of the enhanced AAX1 service will depart from Laem Chabang on October 24 with the following port rotation: Laem Chabang – Tanjung Pelapas – Singapore – Port Klang – Fremantle – Adelaide – Melbourne – Sydney – Brisbane – Singapore – Port Klang – Tanjung Pelapas – Laem Chabang.

AAX2 will offer extended market coverage across Australia through additional port calls at Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle.

The revised AAX2 service will begin sailing from Tanjung Pelepas on October 23 with the following port rotation: Tanjung Pelapas – Port Klang – Singapore – Brisbane – Sydney – Melbourne – Adelaide – Fremantle – Jarkarta – Tanjung Pelapas.

It may be noted that the services are subject to be effective after the grant of final registration by the Registrar of Liner Shipping pursuant to Part X of the Competition and Consumer Act (2010) in Australia, as well as any other competition requirements in applicable jurisdictions.

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