ZIM receives first Mega Vessel

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services received the first consignment of its 12 mega vessel order with the arrival of the ZIM LOS ANGELES.

The 8,400 TEU ZIM LOS ANGELES is the first mega vessel owned by the company and will be followed by the delivery in two weeks time of the ZIM DJIBOUTI. The 10,000 TEU containership will subsequently become ZIM? largest vessel, twice the size of ZIM? current flag ship.

Both vessels will serve in partnership with the Grand Alliance serving the Pacific Northwest Service (PNX) loop from East Asia to the West Coast US and Canada.

The mega vessels, built by Hyundai SAMHO Shipyards in South Korea, will enable ZIM to continue to offer weekly services on the route, whilst expanding the coverage by calling at additional ports through Asia and North America. <Korea Shipping Gazette>