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ZIM to launch new South America west coast to US east coast service

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ISRAEL's ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is to launch a new premium service - ZIM Colibri Xpress (ZCX) - linking South America west coast to US east coast - commencing on the coming weeks from Chile.

ZCX will operate on the following rotation: San Antonio (Chile), Callao (Peru), Guayaquil (Ecuador) - Cartagena (Colombia) - Kingston (Jamaica) - Philadelphia - Miami, Kingston (Jamaica)- Buenaventura (Colombia - Guayaquil (Ecuador) - Callao (Peru) - San Antonio (Chile)



"ZCX will offer a superior competitive service for refrigerated cargo from Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia, with the fastest transit time to Philadelphia - as a first port of call in the US East coast - and competitive transit time to additional US ports," the carrier said in a statement.
ZIM Colibri Xpress (ZCX), operated independently by ZIM, will deploy six 1700 TEU vessels on a weekly service with increased capacity for reefers. It will offer excellent connection between the ports of West Coast of South America and the US East Coast with very short transit time between major ports in the region.
ZCX will also enable fast transshipments from US East Coast ports as well as a direct service from Miami in Southern Florida to all Latin America trades.
ZCX will also enable fast transshipments connecting ports in West Coast South America to and from East Coast South America. It will offer transshipment connection from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean to Philadelphia's port. In addition, ZCX will enable Outstanding Intra WCSA connectivity offering transit times as short as two days between the main countries in this trade.
Nissim Yochai, evp, ZIM US president & head of Latin America business unit, stated: "This unique line, named after the famous beautiful South American Colibri bird, is specifically designed for agility, efficiency, and reliability. We intend to bring our agile and creative Z Factor to new destinations, for the benefit of our customers."

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