By Gareth Powell February 19th, 2008

This is probably the first day-definite, full-container-load service from Asia to virtually any US destination.

APL Logistics calls it APL Guaranteed Continental service and it connects the ports of Shanghai, Hong Kong, Chiwan, and Yantian with virtually any ZIP code in the continental US.
If it is a full-container load then it gets there on the specified date or the shippers get a 20% refund.

APL Logistics started something like this in August 2006 with OceanGuaranteed - the idea being a guaranteed service which was cost-effective, expedited surface alternative to airfreight.

APL Logistics said its new service will provide the industry's fastest transit times between key ports in China and customers' US locations. In some cases this will be as little as 15 days.