Zim offers upgraded weekly north Europe-west Africa service

The two strings service is part of a slot-exchange agreement with Hapag-Lloyd and enabling customers to use MOL's ARN between north Europe andwest Africa
 
Israel's Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. Line has launched a weekly north Europe to west Africa service, which is part of a slot-exchange agreement with Hapag-Lloyd, enabling Zim's customers to use MOL's African Rainbow (ARN) between north Europe andwest Africa in addition to the present NAF service.
 
Effective the beginning of the week, ZIM will offer its customers a two strings’s service:
 
Amsterdam - Hamburg - Antwerp - Dakar - Tin Can Island - Tema - Abidjan - San Pedro - Amsterdam
 
Antwerp – Thamesport – Dakar – Tema - Lagos (Tin Can Island) – Abidjan – Vigo - Antwerp
 
The service is operated with three MOL ships, with an average container capacity of 2,022 TEUs. Zim currently offers three routes for African trades:
 
NAF - north Europe and West Africa by a two-sting service.
MAF - Mediterranean and west Africa, including transshipment from
Americas to west Africa via Tarragona.
EAS - Mediterranean, east and South Africa, connecting American cargo toEast Africa and South Africa via Zim's Mediterranean hub.