will offer a bi-weekly service between main ports in the West Mediterranean and West Africa, effective December 2011

Zim Integrated Shipping Services has added a call at the Russian port of Vostochniy to its westbound leg of its ZCS service. Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company is the largest container terminal in the Russian Far East

The ZCS realignment will create two separate strings, ZCS Pacific and ZCS Atlantic. The new structure is part of the comprehensive strategic plan that enhances Zim’s responsiveness to global market conditions

The new rotation will commence at Ningbo on May 20th. The South China service is enhanced, together with Zim’s partners The Grand Alliance and Hyundai, with the SCE and SCE2

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 and west Africa

ZIM CEO Rafi Danieli: “This is an excellent solution for our customers and we are confident that it will be well received”

ZCS service between the Mediterranean and North America will resume direct weekly calls at Piraeus

ZIM Ports acquired 40% share of Contarsa, a Container terminal with an annual capacity of 150,000 TEU. DP World acquired the other 60%