ZIM Lines renews its Special Containers Fleet

ZIM Lines has ordered 420 new 20’ Open-top containers to increase its open-top capacity by about 20 per cent
 
Israel’s ZIM Lines is currently adding new special containers to enhance its ongoing policy to ensure maximum availability of special equipment to customers, as well as keeping a low average age of the container fleet. The 420 new 20’ Open-top containers will increase ZIM’s Open-top capacity by about 20 per cent.
 
Open Top Containers are suitable for tall or large cargo that cannot be loaded through the container doors, such as machinery, sheet glass, building materials etc. ZIM operates nearly 600,000 TEUs containers of various types, with a significant portion of special containers.
 
ZIM Integrated Shipping Ltd, established in 1945 and headquartered in Haifa (Israel), has developed into one of the largest, leading carriers in the global container shipping industry. Today its global reach extends to over 120 countries, with a network of global and regional shipping services. The company’s fleet comprises over 100 modern vessels, including mega-vessels of 8,000 and 10,000 TEUs, with a total carrying capacity of over 337,000 TEU.
 
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