ZIM choses port of Slavyanka as a bunkering hub (photo)
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, operating one of the world's largest containership fleet, has included the port of Slavyanka based in Primorsky Territory in its calls schedule for re-fueling. Previously, containreships of ZIM used for bunkering its fleet Port Vostochny, the Transit-DV Group's press release said.
"The decisive factor in the change of the bunkering port became attractive conditions: the cost of port fees, the price of bunker fuel, speed and quality of the service, and the availability of offshore transshipment of containers," Tranzit-DV said.
The first arrival of ZIM's containership Zim Haifa in Slavyanka was last week, July 15. Containers were offloaded from the ship at offshore transshipment terminal "Thor". It is noted that after the completion of the unloading operation a representative of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has forwarded to the agency department of Transit-DV a Letter of Thanks, which reads: "We are very pleased with your work with our first ship, Zim Haifa, yesterday and today in Slavyanka. We are confident thatthis is a very good start of our cooperation."
Trading House Transit-DV, founded on July 18, 1995, is a holding company providing services in the markets of processing and delivery of energy resources (oil products, coal, natural gas), bunkering of vessels and shipping. The Holding comprises a managing company Transit-DV Group and eight companies North East Shipping Company, Trading House Transit-DV, Vostokbunker, Khasan Service DV LLC, Magadan-Transit DV LLC, Kamchatka Transit-DV LLC, Vladrybsnab and Our North Fund.