ZIM's two year old ZIM Colibri Express (ZCX) service continues to use a variety of chartered tonnage. Since the service from the west coast of South America to the Caribbean and US East Coast US was announced February 1, 2023 it has expanded to Halifax and has been combined with a previous service called the Canada Feeder Express (CFX). Initially using six 1700 TEU ships, it has been marketed as a weekly premium line with fast transit tomes and large reefer capacity. It appears they are now able to maintain the service with five ships.
Today's (January 28) arrival made port just before a short heavy snow squall reduced visibility to zero.
The ship was built in 2018 by Guangzhou Wenchong and is rated 17,907 gt, 22,000 dwt. Its operators, Leonhardt + Blumberg of Hamburg, give its capacity as 1717 TEU with 362 reefer plugs, 202 of which are in the holds. On arrival today from New York it appeared to be carrying a good many reefers - but many of them would have to be empties.
The port rotation for the line is: Callao - Paita - Guayaquil - Panama Canal. - Kingston - Miami - Philadelphia - New York - Halifax - Kingston - Panama Canal. - Calla.
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