ZIM is introducing an Asia-Med-Europe (AME) service, a new Suez service between Asia, India, Mediterranean and Europe.
The new service, based on 12 3,800 TEUs vessels, will be launched from April 7 in Shanghai.
The port rotation is Shanghai, Da Chan Bay, Port Kelang, Nhava Sheva, Haifa, Ashdod, Felixstowe, Antwerp, Hamburg, Alexandria, Limassol, Haifa, Ashdod, Colombo, Shanghai .
The service will offer additional direct links to Europe and Mediterranean from China, Southeast Asia and India.
ZIM’s NEC line between East Mediterranean and Europe will be combined with this service, sustaining the same scope and reliable service level.
This service will be complimentary to ZIM’s cross Suez services including ZIM’s EMX service and slot swap agreement on the Asia-Europe Grand Alliance strings, Loops, A, B and C.
Cargonews Asia