Salvadoran Port of La Union Reactivated

The shipping company APL, Singapore together with Hamburg Süd, Germany, included the port of La Union its new route linking the west coast of South America, Central America, Mexico and the United States.

According to an article on the website of La Prensa Gráfica, '"We are expanding our presence in the Pacific coast of Central America, connecting with Lazaro Cardenas, on the West Coast of the United States to South America to the port of Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Paita (Peru)', said the line manager for APL Honduras, Alejandro Haussermann.

'The new service allows a broader coverage that connects the growing market in the west coast of Central America's to the Hamburg Süd network’, said the shipping company in a statement."

Source: laprensagrafica.com

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