Alphaliner: Zim idles new megaship delivery

According to the report Zim has taken delivery of the second of eight TEU 10,000 vessels, though the vessel has not yet been assigned to any service
 
According to a report issued last week by Alphaliner, the weekly Newsletter known to be the premier liner shipping news, Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. has taken delivery of the second of eight TEU 10,000 vessels, though the vessel has not yet been assigned to any service.
 
The Zim Antwerp (114,044 GRT, 10,062 TEU) follows the delivery earlier in 2009 of the Zim Djibouti, which the line deploys on the Grand Alliance-led transpacific PNX (Pacific North West Express) service.
 
According to the Alphaliner report, the Zim Antwerp is idled for now in Hong Kong. The ship is one of the three largest for debt-plagued Zim, which in 2009 took delivery of its first two mega-vessels. Nine more are to be delivered in the next couple years.
 
Zim received last year their first mega containerships from Hyundai Samho. They are the Zim Los Angeles (91,158 GRT, 8,440 TEU) and the slightly larger Zim Djibouti (114,044 GRT, 10,062 TEU). Both have been placed on the Grand Alliance PNX (Pacific North West Express) Service.
 
The next ships in the series will be Zim Antwerp (114,044 GRT, 10,062 TEU) and the Zim Ningbo (91,158 GRT, 8,440 TEU).