Written by ZIM is to start a new service connecting Asia with the West Coast of South America. Branded ZIM ‘Albatross’ service (ZAT), the new line will call at Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Pusan, Lazaro Cardenas, Buenaventura, Guayaquil, Callao, San Antonio, Pusan, Xingang. A fleet of nine vessels, whose size has yet to be specified, is expected to be used on the loop. ZIM has so far not announced when the ‘ZAT’ will kick off
The ’ZAT’ will be ZIM’s first direct service between Asia and the West Coast of South America. It will complement the carrier’s coverage of South America from Asia, which so far is restricted to the East Coast of South America.
On the Asia-ECSA route, ZIM operates its ‘ASE’ weekly service, operated jointly with Maersk and also takes slots on the North China-Brazil leg of COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers’ China-ECSA multi-purpose service
excerpt Alphaliner News