APL starts new direct US West Coast service at ICTSI Japanese terminal

Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) managing the international container terminal at the Port of Naha in Okinawa, Japan, welcomed a new US West Coast direct service by American President Lines (APL). The PS5 service is an all US flag service, which plies the ports of San Pedro and Oakland, California; Duth Harbor, Alaska; Pusan, South Korea; and Yokohama and Naha, Japan. APL deployed five vessels, the APL Korea, APL Thailand, APL China, APL Philippines and APL Singapore. Photo shows vessel APL Korea berthing at the Naha International Container Terminal.