Yesterday (9), ZIM has renewed its three-year co-operation agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) on the Asia-US East Coast and Asia-US Gulf of Mexico routes. The new routes are scheduled to launch in February 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and filings.
The agreement includes slot swap and vessel sharing agreements for six routes. The six routes connect Asia with the US East Coast, Mexico's West Coast, Caribbean ports and US Gulf of Mexico ports, with the proposed port rotation as follows:
- ZIM Seven Stars (Z7S) : Singapore - Linchaban - Yantian - Gemay - Singapore - Suez Canal - New York - Baltimore - Norfolk - Suez Canal - Singapore
- ZIM Xpress Baltimore (ZXB) : Singapore - Gemay - Haiphong - Salt Flats - Panama Canal - Cartagena - Charleston - Savannah - Jacksonville - New York - Baltimore - Suez Canal - Singapore
- ZIM North Star (ZNS) : Pusan - Qingdao - Shanghai - Ningbo - Pusan - Panama Canal - New York - Norfolk - Baltimore - Panama Canal - Pusan
- ZIM Container Service Pacific (ZCP) : Nansha - Yantian - Xiamen - Ningbo - Shanghai - Pusan - Manzanillo, Mexico - Panama Canal - Kingston - Savannah - Charleston - Wilmington - Kingston - Panama Canal - Spratlys
- ZIM Gulf Central China Xpress (ZGC) : Ningbo - Shanghai - Pusan - Panama Canal - Mobile - Houston - New Orleans - Miami - Liberty New Orleans - Miami - Freeport - Panama Canal - Rodman - Ningbo
- ZIM South Lotus (ZSL) : Gempe - Xiamen - Yantian - Pusan - La Salle Cardenas - Panama Canal - Houston - Mobile - Tampa - Miami - Suez Canal - Guempe
ZIM will continue to operate two separate routes to the Pacific Southwest (PSW) - ZEX and ZX2 - extensively connecting Vietnam and China to the US West Coast:
- ZIM E-Commerce Xpress (ZEX) : Cai Map - Yantian - Los Angeles - Cai Mepe
- ZIM Central China Xpress (ZX2) : Shanghai - Ningbo - Los Angeles - Shanghai
ZIM will also continue its existing agreement with MSC to operate Pacific Northwest (PNW) services on the ZNP route:
- ZIM North Pacific (ZNP) : Yantian - Shanghai - Qingdao - Pusan - Vancouver - Yantian
‘In line with ZIM's decarbonisation goals, this partnership will facilitate the commissioning of larger and more environmentally friendly capacity, particularly our LNG-powered vessels. I am deeply proud that ZIM was the first carrier to introduce LNG capacity to the Asia to US East Coast trade route, and now offers two services operated entirely by these green ships, which gives us a unique competitive position in this strategic trade,’ commented Eli Glickman, President and CEO of ZIM.
In addition, yesterday, liner companies Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), Ocean Net Link Shipping Co Ltd (ONE) and Yang Ming Marine announced a deepening of their co-operation and plans to reshape their alliance network, announcing a five-year extension of their east-west alliance THE Alliance, renamed Premier Alliance.Under the agreement, Premier Alliance's partners will also be Asia-Europe trade with MSC. The three Asian liners will enter into a new slot exchange partnership with MSC across nine routes to help bridge the size gap.
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