ZIM is pleased to announce that ZIM Container Service Pacific (ZCP) is adding the port of Norfolk to its route, starting mid-June. The first vessel to call Norfolk will be ZIM Mediterranean voyage 47/W.

The new rotation will be: Savannah " Norfolk " New York " Halifax " Kingston " Los Angeles " Oakland " Vostochny " Ningbo " Shanghai - Pusan " Balboa " Kingston - Savannah

ZCP Shanghai-Norfolk transit time is 30 days, one of the best in the market. Rafi Ben-Ari, ZIM VP Shipping, said: This latest upgrade of our long-standing ZCP service is aimed at responding to our customers' needs in this trade, while making our network more efficient. Lea Bogatch-Genossar, ZIM America President, added: With Norfolk being home to our area Head office for over a decade, adding a Norfolk call to one of our flagship global services, ZCP, is especially significant for us and for our US customers.