The South Asia to US east coast Zim Seven Star Express (Z7S) will begin on 29 May.

It will deploy 10 6,500-teu boxship on a weekly basis.

Rotation is Dachan Bay, Yantian, Cai Mep, Singapore, Colombo, New York, Savannah, Norfolk, Singapore and Dachan Bay.

It promises "extensive port coverage from South China, Vietnam, Singapore, Sri Lanka and the India sub-continent to the US East Coast main ports, delivering best service in terms of transit times and high reliability."

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