ZIM to cooperate G6 Asia-US East Coast network

Announcing its cooperation with G6 on the restructured Asia to East Coast services network, ZIM will start its cooperation by May 2013, subject to FMC approval, including a new joint G6/Zim SCE service, replacing the existing GA/ZIM SCE combo service in which Zim will deploy five of nine vessels, with the following intended rotation;

Xiamen-Yantian-Da Chan Bay-HKG- Kaohsiung-Panama Canal-Manzanillo-Kingston-Savannah-Charleston-Kingston-Manzanillo-Panama and 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 and 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.  

ZIM Shipping Vice President Rafael Ben-Ari 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.”