AAX Service Bolstered With New Vessels
April 21, 2006
The long-running and highly reliable Asia Australia Express service (AAX) linking key Southeast Asia ports with Australia has been strengthened with a new ANL vessel the 2,500 teu 'ANL Esprit' which is currently operating its first voyage in the AAX service.
Core members of the AAX service; ANL APL, Djakarta Lloyd and NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) have also reaffirmed their commitment to the current weekly service frequency and two-loop schedule following P&O Nedlloyd's exit from the consortium at the end of March 2006 in changes associated with their acquisition by AP Moller-Maersk.
The AAX, which connects Singapore and Malaysia (Port Klang) with Brisbane / Fremantle, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, has been operating from Southeast Asian ports to Australia since 1996, and previously under the ANRO consortium since 1977. It is one of the highest quality and most reliable services in the trade.
"We will continue to provide our customers with a high quality product and expect to see continuing strength and growth in the trade which provides a critical link between the key hubs of Southeast Asia and Australia," said current AAX Consortium Chairman Mr John Lines on behalf of members of the AAX Service.