Zim, Hapag-Lloyd, MOL in slot swap
Container line Zim said Thursday it has entered in a slot exchange agreement with Hapag-Lloyd on the northern Europe/West Africa trade.
Zim and Hapag-Lloyd will now take slots on MOL's ARN service, which has a rotation of Antwerp, Thamesport, Dakar, Tema, Lagos (Tin Can Island), Abidjan, Vigo, and Antwerp. The service is operated with three MOL ships, with an average capacity of 2,022 TEUs, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data.
Zim's existing NAF service, which Hapag-Lloyd calls WAX, has a rotation of Amsterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Dakar, Tin Can Island, Tema, Abidjan, San Pedro and Amsterdam. It's operated with three vessels, two from Hapag-Lloyd and one from Zim, with an average capacity of 1,717 TEUs. MOL will also take slots on this service.
The slot exchange was reflected in ComPair Data as of Wednesday.
Zim, Hapag-Lloyd, MOL in slot swap
