ZIM upgrades East Africa service

As part of ZIM's ongoing effort to improve and upgrade its services in response to market needs, ZIM decided to upgrade its East Africa Service.
 
As of January 2008, the ZIM EAS service will operate 3 vessels at a 10-day frequency. The route will be Durban - Mombasa - Djibouti - Mombasa – Durban, with a round trip of approximately 30 days.
 
The port of Dar Es Salaam will be served via Durban through a feeder vessel, the M/S Express Kilimanjaro, which will also call the ports of Nacala and Beira for cargo to/from Mozambique. The feeder's transit time between Durban and Dar-Es-Salaam is 3 days, with a frequency of 15 days. The Feeder's rotation will be Durban - Dar Es Salaam - Nacala/Beira - Durban.
 
The port of Djibouti functions as a relay hub for cargoes from Asia, Europe, the Mediterranean and America, by connecting to ZIM's network through the Far East Mediterranean Express Service (FMX).
 
Zim spokesman said that these changes, designed in part to ensure schedule reliability in a situation of frequent port congestion, are aimed at better serving ZIM customers operating in the region.