Zim Integrated Shipping Services opened regular weekly calls at Tampa, USA 2008-9-23

The M/V Nordwinter, a TEU 3,586 - container ship, is the first of several larger container vessels being integrated into the Asia Gulf Express container service

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd began last week a new container service to the Port of Tampa, part of Zim's Asia Gulf Express container service.

The M/V Nordwinter, a TEU 3,586 - container ship, is the first of several larger container vessels being integrated into the Asia Gulf Express container service.

This is the first of several larger container vessels to provide weekly service to Tampa from China, Korea and Japan. The next container ship being introduced to the service will be the TEU 4,038 M/V Kaohsiung, arriving Sept. 21, will be the largest such vessel to call on Tampa port to date.