Zim American Line has inaugurated its fixed-day weekly service to and from southern China out of Shekou.

The line, which operates the main trans-Pacific service of Zim Israel Navigation Co, will operate its service from Shekou to Hong Kong, Pusan, Osaka and Yokohama before crossing to Long Beach, through the Panama Canal to Kingston, on to Savannah, New York, Halifax, and across the Atlantic to Barcelona and Haifa. The westbound service begins at Haifa, to Piraeus, Livorno, Barcelona, Cadiz, Halifax, New York, Savannah, Kingston, Panama, Long Beach and on to Shekou.

Shekou Container Terminals general manager Chris Langford said: 'Shippers can now ship cargoes directly from the Pearl River delta without having to bear the extra cost and time of land border crossing into Hong Kong first.' He said the terminal's transshipment business from southern China to Asia, Europe and the United States was growing.

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