ISRAEL's ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd is to restructure its cross-Atlantic services, linking the Mediterranean with North and South America, according to London's Logistics Manager.

The updated structure, set to take effect as of February 2025, will enhance service offerings by establishing two weekly service strings, one focused on direct routes from Mediterranean ports to Canada and the US East Coast and the other covering Latin America and the Caribbean via Kingston, Jamaica, connecting with ZIM's extensive feeder network.

The service restructuring aims to maintain ZIM's Cross-Atlantic's wide geographical direct coverage, incorporating additional key export ports in Turkey and Italy while expanding the scope to the West Coast of South America and the Caribbean.

This new service structure will ensure both reliable and efficient service to meet growing customer demand and reflect ZIM's ongoing commitment to optimizing its network.

The restructured ZCA service will operate under the following route: Mersin, Ashdod, Haifa, Piraeus, Livorno (ZCA/ZCT WB connection), Genoa, Barcelona, Valenci, Halifax, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Kingston (Hub), Valencia, Barcelona and returning Mersin.

The new ZCT service will have a rotation of Kumport, Izmit, Aliaga, Salerno, Livorno (ZCA/ZCT WB connection), Tangier, New York, Norfolk, Savannah and Port Everglades.

The new structure is subject to the execution of a new operational cooperation agreement with Hapag-Lloyd and the receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals.