The 8,400-TEU container ship Zim Los Angeles made its first call at the Port of Seattle, demonstrating that ocean carriers see the Pacific Northwest as a viable gateway for mega-ships.
The vessel is deployed in the Grand Alliance’s Pacific Northwest service that links Seattle with Singapore, Laem Chabang, Thailand, Shekou, China, Hong Kong and Kaohsiung, Taiwan. That service calls at Seattle’s 196-acre Terminal 18 operated by SSA Marine.
The 10,000-TEU Zim Djibouti is scheduled to call in Seattle later this month.
Carriers this year have stepped up the introduction of large 8,000-TEU-class vessels in their services to the West Coast. While most of the vessels have been calling in Los Angeles-Long Beach, the Seattle-Tacoma gateway is starting to attract the mega-ships as well.
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