ZIM to call Port of Tacoma from 1 July

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ZIM said that as of 1 July, its Pacific North Express (PNX) and North West Express (NWX) services will commence calling the Port of Tacoma’s Washington United Terminal.

The services will cease calling the Port of Seattle. This change will be implemented as follows: The PNX will arrive Tacoma on Friday and depart Saturday. The first sailing will be the Hong Kong Express voyage 63E24 departing on 7 July.

The NWX will arrive Tacoma on Tuesday and depart Friday. The first sailing will be the Houston Express voyage 44E25 departing on 13 July. NWX and PNX are joint services with the Grand Alliance. ZIM will operate four mega-vessels on this trade. The Tacoma call integrates well into ZIM’s network and offers the following advantages: On-dock rail with weekly departures to Kansas City and three trains per week to St. Paul. complete coverage of local Pacific Northwest customer base with very little local traffic congestion, over 20 distribution centers in the Tacoma metropolitan area and a friendly and productive workforce. The change is part of ZIM’s continued efforts to fine-tune and improve its services to customer.