ZIM has restructured and upgraded its main services in the major trades, scheduled to take effect from April 2017.

“ZIM is offering a fresh and unique approach with many advantages to our customers. Rafi Danieli, CEO. “As an independent and agile carrier, we have created a smart and efficient network offering stable and reliable services. ZIM is an important player in the trades it operates in; we maintain a flexible partnership approach with major carriers, and our new structure is a viable and beneficial alternative to the market.”

In the trans-Pacific trade, the company is offering a new service between Asia and the Pacific Northwest which will call at inland destinations in Canada and the US.

The all-water ZCP service between Asia and the US East Coast via the Panama Canal will be upgraded and will offer inland solutions to main ports on the East Coast.

The ZIM Seven Stars service via the Suez Canal will also resume, connecting South China, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and the US East Coast.

In the Asia-East Mediterranean and Black Sea trade, the current AME and EMX services will be restructured into new services.

Additional details will be given in the weeks to come.

The reorganization is part of the shipping line’s approach to focus on trades in which it has a strong position and a competitive advantage, according to ZIM.