ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM), a worldwide container liner shipping firm, has signed a new operational collaboration agreement involving numerous transactions with MSC, the industry’s leading carrier.
This arrangement is intended to improve operating efficiencies and raise service standards for ZIM’s valued clients.
The area of cooperation comprises services connecting the Indian subcontinent to the East Mediterranean, the East Mediterranean to Northern Europe, and East Asia to Oceania.
The agreements between ZIM and MSC includes vessel sharing, slot purchases, and swap arrangements.
Eli Glickman, ZIM President & CEO, said, “This important operational collaboration with MSC, a trusted partner and industry leader, marks a mutually beneficial arrangement, delivering cost efficiencies for both carriers, while upholding the highest standards of service and reliability for our customer.”
“Our decade-long partnership with MSC spanned across multiple trades over the years, and today encompass, among others, Asia, the Pacific Northwest, Oceania, India, East-Med, Northern Europe, and more.
“Capitalizing on this opportunity with MSC will improve efficiencies in our fleet and is consistent with our focus on taking proactive steps amidst continued near-term headwinds in the container shipping market.”
The restructured ZIM services included in the operational collaboration agreement are as follows:
Between Asia and Oceania, ZIM will offer the following services:
- Northeast Asia – Australia (ZAX): Pusan – Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Hong Kong – Yantian – Nansha – Brisbane – Melbourne – Sydney – Brisbane – Pusan
- ZIM Oceania – Asia (ZOA): Laem Chabang – Singapore – Tanjung Pelapas – Singapore – Jakarta – Brisbane – Sydney – Auckland – Lyttelton – Otago – Brisbane – Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore – Laem Chabang
- ZIM Oceania Express (ZOX): Singapore – Jakarta – Fremantle – Melbourne – Sydney – Napier – Tauranga – Brisbane – Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore
Between the Indian subcontinent and the East Mediterranean, ZIM will be providing two strings, with port rotations as follows:
- ZIM India Israel (ZII): Nhava Sheva – Mundra – Haifa
- ZIM India Turkey (ZIT): Hazira – Mundra -Tekirdag (TR) – Derince (TR) – Iskenderun (TR) – Mersin – Hazira
In the East Mediterranean to Northern Europe trade, ZIM will offer two strings, with port rotations as follows:
- ZIM North Europe Israel (ZNI): Ashdod – Haifa – Damietta (EG) – Valencia – London Gate Way – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Le Havre – Ashdod
- ZIM Turkey North Europe (ZNT): Aliaga (Nemrut Bay) – Le Havre – Felixstowe – Bremerhaven – Hamburg – Antwerp – Aliaga (Nemrut Bay)
The service restructure aims to increase service dependability while also providing seamless links to other ZIM services in Asia and the Mediterranean.