ZIM to upgrade its Mediterranean West Africa service
ZIM has announced the restructuring and upgrade of its Mediterranean West Africa service (MAF) starting the end July 2016.
The new structure offers significant improvements, including:
Wider ports coverage
Efficient transshipment arrangements:
USA, Canada, Central America and Med Southbound via Tarragona, South America via Tangier
NB from West Africa via Valencia
Direct service to the Italian market with two direct calls - La Spezia & Genoa
Vastly improved transit time to Abidjan, Tema & Takoradi
Tailor-made solutions for Dangerous Cargo, Out of Gauge and break bulk
Inland locations in Ghana and Mali
The service will deploy 5X1850 TEU vessels with an 8-day frequency at first stage, with the following port rotation:
La Spezia - Genoa - Tarragona - Castellon - Valencia - Algeciras - Tangier - Dakar - Abidjan -Lagos - Tema - Takoradi - Abidjan - La Spezia