ZIM Announces a New North Atlantic Service

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is pleased to advise that its current North Atlantic service will be changed and improved as from March 2008.

The new service, named ATX for ?tlantic Express? will replace the current ZIM NEX service and will be operated in a vessel sharing agreement with the member carriers of the Grand Alliance.

The new ZIM ATX service will operate 4 x 4000 TEU container ships, offering weekly, fixed day sailings between the North European ports of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Le Havre and Southampton and the US East Coast ports of New York, NY, Norfolk, VA and Charleston, SC. ZIM will provide one of the vessels, and the first ZIM vessel on the new Service will be m/v ?ublin Express.?The ZIM ATX North Atlantic service will replace the current ZIM NEX service and will join the other ZIM Transatlantic services, which includes AUE (North Europe-US East Coast), ZCS (Mediterranean-US and Canadian East Coast), MUS and MGX (Mediterranean-US Gulf). All these services are connected to the ZIM regional feeder networks and are marketed and serviced by the ZIM offices in the Americas and Europe.

It should also be noted that the new ATX service will operate more efficient tonnage, reducing the bunker consumption per slot-mile, offering a more environmentally friendly solution.

The new ATX service continues ZIM? recent drive towards improving and upgrading its services, and strengthening the company? position on major trade lanes. <Korea Shipping Gazette>