News / Zim and THE Alliance to offer joint Mediterranean-US east coast services next year

THE Alliance and Israeli carrier Zim are to combine Mediterranean-US east coast services next April.

Subject to regulatory approval, the co-operation involves THE Alliance dropping calls at Barcelona, Tarragona, Valencia and the transhipment hub of Algeciras from its AL6 service, which will be served by Zim’s flagship ZCA service, branded AL7 by THE Alliance.

In turn, Zim will co-load on THE Alliance’s rejigged AL6 service, marketing it as its ZC1, which will include a call at Savannah.

However, THE Alliance’s AL7 won’t include other ZCA ports Ashdod, Haifa, ...