Zim said the additional port call meant the fixed-day weekly will offer best New York- Mediterranean transit times

The Ship has also become the biggest container ship ever to sail in Israeli waters

The calls included the new Zim's ZCA service on the Asia-Eastern ports of America

The transit time for the new eastbound New York-Ashdod will be 22 days

Close to 1600 containers were unloaded and loaded during this first visit in a rate of 191 containers per ship hour. MSC's CEO in Israel: "The GGS is an evidence of a strong belief in Israel's economy and the ability of Haifa Port to become a transshipmen

The transit time from New York to Ashdod is 22 days. The first vessel to call Ashdod will be Is Zim Luanda voyage 25, arriving November 19th

The new improved weekly service, a joint venture with MSC, will deploy larger vessels of 6000 TEU’s

With a new direct weekly call in Haifa, MSC's Golden Gate Service will offer shorter transit time with 13 9200 TEU vessels. Israeli sources noted that it will have a major impact on the Israeli shipping sector.