ZIM Integrated Shipping's ZCX weekly service from the west coast of South America to the east coast of North America uses spot charter or short term charter ships, and as a result there are frequent "new to Halifax" callers.
Today, March 25, it was a first time caller Contship Cup a feeder size container ship from the Contships Management Inc fleet.
The ship was built in 2012 by Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co in Zhoushan, China to their Ouhua 1500 class. It is a 17,068 gt, 21,281 dwt gearless vessel with a capacity of 1,496 TEU and a substantial number of reefer plugs.
Orginally named Warnow Boatswain it was given its current name in 2024 when it was acquired by Contships. The company was formed in 2015 as specialist feeder operators but traces its roots through the Pateras family's shipping interests back to the 1870s. It now operates forty feeders in the 900 to 1500 TEU size. The fleet's ship names range from Contship Ace to Zoe with no consistent theme to the choices.
Feeder ships do not necessarily operate on short routes, but rather gather and distribute cargo between major hub ports and smaller ports. To maximize usage of ships they often cover long routes with frequent stops. This ship's recent port calls are an example. Departing Philadelphia February 15, it called in New York February 18-19, Kingston (Jamaica) February 26-27, Callao (Peru) March 5-6, Paita (Peru) March 8, Kingston March 14-15, Miami March 18, Philadelphia March 21 and New York March 22-23.
On departure it will likely head for New York to resume the cycle.
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