APL, formerly called American President Lines Ltd., is an American container shipping company that is a subsidiary of French shipping company CMA CGM. It operates an all-container ship fleet, including nine U.S. flagged container vessels.
American President Lines
A 40 ft APL container.
SS California, Pacific Mail's first ship, that departed New York almost empty, before being filled with hopeful gold miners heading for California Gold Rush starting in 1848.
The Pacific Mail docks in San Francisco, circa 1860s. Two steamships are shown, both of which are in Trans-Pacific service at the time.
CMA CGM is a French shipping and logistics company founded in 1978 by Jacques Saadé.
The CMA CGM Tower in Marseille, France
Container ship CMA CGM Opal berthed at North Quay in the inner harbour of Fremantle, Australia.
Container ship CMA CGM Balzac in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium
CMA CGM shipping container