ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd has announced that its ZIM Xpress Baltimore (ZXB) service between Asia and the US East Coast will undergo a "significant restructuring."

The Israeli shipping line said the changes would result in a new and improved rotation for the service.

Starting in late February, the ZXB weekly service will follow the  Jakarta – Laem Chabang– Cai Mep – Haiphong – Yantian – Kaohsiung – Panama Canal – Kingston – Baltimore – Norfolk – New York – Boston – Suez Canal – Jakarta port rotation.

ZIM said the upgraded ZXB, operated exclusively by ZIM, is offering the fastest transit time to Baltimore and Boston from all direct ports of loading.

In addition, the line offers access to most Midwest destinations through Norfolk and Baltimore.

"This premium service includes a New York call at Maher terminal and unique direct coverage from Jakarta and Haiphong," the announcement said, noting that ZXB adds a new Kingston, Jamaica, connection from Southeast Asia and South China to ZIM's Latin America regional network, Philadelphia as well as the US Gulf, and more.

ZXB, according to ZIM, also offers customers a wide range of added advantages, including guaranteed equipment and space, a dedicated express queue in Baltimore, expedited connections to inland destinations in the Midwest, and exceptional customer service.

"The new and upgraded ZXB is another testimony to our agile, customer-centric approach, aimed at providing streamlined premium services to our customers, as well as responding swiftly to changing market needs. The new ZXB offers more coverage, more connections and more opportunities while maintaining our unique dedicated, personal, and exclusive customer experience," said Hani Kalinski, ZIM EVP Pacific Business Unit.