Ophelia for ZIM

 As reported November 4, ZIM has joined the former CFX (Canada Feeder Express) with its ZCX Colibri Express west coast South America service. The service operates to numerous North and South American ports from ZIM's Kingston, Jamaica hub.

 Today's arrival on that run is the Ophelia on charter from the long standing German operators Leonhardt + Blumberg (founded in 1903).

 Leonhardt + Blumberg now operates 27 feeder container carriers and five product tankers. Ophelia is fairly typical at 17,907 gt, 21,700 dwt. Dating from 2018, it was delivered by Guangzhou Wenchong. Its capacity is 1717 TEU with 362 reefer plugs, 202 of which are in the holds. South America is a major exporter of produce to Canada, as is ZIM, so the number of temperature controlled boxes on deck is not surprising. The number of loads of course is unkown.

Just below the starboard bridge wing the world "Buss" appears with a red symbol. According to available references Buss were listed as managers for a short time in 2018. The Buss company is multi-faceted with interests in shipping, resources, real estate and terminal operation and is a shareholder in Leonhardt + Blumberg.

The name Ophelia is an odd one for a ship, as the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet (and subsequent operas and movies) lost her mind and drowned. The name is not Danish however but is Greek, as are two other L+B feeders, Octavia and Olympia.

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