ZIM to cooperate with G6 in the Asia–US East Coast Network
ZIM will cooperate with G6 on the restructured Asia to East Coast services network, starting May this year, subject to FMC approval, the Company press release said.
This will include the following:
A new joint G6/Zim SCE service, replacing the existing GA/ZIM SCE combo service, in which Zim will deploy 5 of 9 vessels, with the following intended rotation:
Xiamen-Yantian-Da Chan Bay-HKG- Kaohsiung-Panama Canal-Manzanillo-Kingston-Savannah-Charleston-Kingston-Manzanillo-Panama Canal-Xiamen
Zim will also have space through slot exchange on the following all water East Cost services crossing the Suez:
AZX: Laem Chabang-Singapore-Colombo-Suez Canal-Damietta-Cagliari-Halifax-New York-Savannah-Norfolk-Cagliari-Damietta-Suez Canal-Singapore
CEC: HKG-Shekou-Yantian-Singapore-Suez Canal-New York-Norfolk-Charleston-Suez Canal-Singapore-Cai Mep-HKG
ZIM’s services between Asia and the US East Coast, Central America and the Caribbean will continue, adding new links via Suez from South China and South East Asia.
Rafael Ben-Ari, ZIM VP Shipping, said: “These new services and joint ventures are part of ZIM’s long-term strategic program, nurturing partnerships and designed for continuous improvement of the service offered to our customers on all major trade routes.”
