THE Tampa Port Authority (TPA) said it welcomes Zim American Integrated Shipping's decision to expand its South America Express (SAX) service to include Tampa and the US Gulf."We are delighted to now have direct connections to Brazil and Venezuela which will provide for more competitive service and transit times for Central Florida exporters and importers in serving these markets," said Tampa port director Richard Wainio.
"This announcement by Zim also dovetails with the ongoing expansion of our container terminal facilities."
The expanded SAX service incorporates the current Zim service between the US Gulf and Kingston, Jamaica, Zim's hub for the Americas, with transshipment to its global network, including markets in Asia, the
Caribbean and the Mediterranean.
The seven-ship weekly fixed day service has the following rotation: Kingston, Tampa, Mobile, Houston, Kingston, Victoria, Rio Grande, Itajai, Santos, Pecem (Bi-weekly), La Guaira, Puerto Cabello and back to Kingston.
"Since launching service to Tampa in 2003, Zim has been a great partner and we look forward to working with them to continue expand their business in this market," said Mr Wainio.
Earlier this year the Tampa Port Authority completed the most recent phase in the ongoing expansion of its container terminal from 25 to 40 acres. The terminal now includes 2,100 feet of berth length, three rail-mounted container gantry cranes and a 100-ton mobile harbour crane, with 43-foot water depth.
The latest phase of expansion will be completed next month, to include extending the container gantry crane rails and lengthening the berth to 2,800 feet. Together with terminal operator Ports America, TPA has plans
to quadruple the size of the terminal to 160 acres over the next few years.
Source : HKSG, 10.11.10.
The expanded SAX service incorporates the current Zim service between the US Gulf and Kingston, Jamaica, Zim's hub for the Americas, with transshipment to its global network, including markets in Asia, the
Caribbean and the Mediterranean.
The seven-ship weekly fixed day service has the following rotation: Kingston, Tampa, Mobile, Houston, Kingston, Victoria, Rio Grande, Itajai, Santos, Pecem (Bi-weekly), La Guaira, Puerto Cabello and back to Kingston.
"Since launching service to Tampa in 2003, Zim has been a great partner and we look forward to working with them to continue expand their business in this market," said Mr Wainio.
Earlier this year the Tampa Port Authority completed the most recent phase in the ongoing expansion of its container terminal from 25 to 40 acres. The terminal now includes 2,100 feet of berth length, three rail-mounted container gantry cranes and a 100-ton mobile harbour crane, with 43-foot water depth.
The latest phase of expansion will be completed next month, to include extending the container gantry crane rails and lengthening the berth to 2,800 feet. Together with terminal operator Ports America, TPA has plans
to quadruple the size of the terminal to 160 acres over the next few years.
Source : HKSG, 10.11.10.
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