ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) has announced changes and improvements of the services between the Mediterranean and the US East Coast & Canada, ZCA and ZCI.
The upgrades are planned to start in December (subject to regulatory approval), as follows:
ZIM’s flagship ZIM Container Service Atlantic (ZCA), connecting main Mediterranean ports, US East Coast & Canada, will have the following rotation: Mersin – Ashdod – Haifa – Aliaga – Piraeus – Livorno – Barcelona - Valencia – Halifax – New York – Norfolk – Savannah – Valencia – Tarragona – Mersin
ZIM Container Service Italy (ZCI), in cooperation with THE Alliance and following the introduction of their upgraded product, commencing December 2018, will have the following rotation: La Spezia – Genoa – Fos – Barcelona – Valencia – New York – Norfolk – Savannah – Miami – Algeciras – La Spezia
ZIM’s complimentary Atlantic services, MPS to the US West Coast and MGX to the US Gulf, Central America and Caribbean, will be maintained at their present mode.
Rani Ben-Yehuda, ZIM’s EVP Cross Suez and Atlantic BU, said: “We continue to improve our long-standing cross Atlantic services to provide our customers with comprehensive and reliable solutions.”