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Port makes history with largest container ship to
ever dock in Tampa
The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) on Sunday welcomed the inaugural port
call of Zim Integrated Shiping’s M/V
Kaohsiung
to port Sunday, September 21. The 4,038 TEU capacity
Kaohsiung,
is part of Zim’s Asia-Gulf Express (AGX) service which provides weekly
sailings from Asia direct to Tampa and is the largest container vessel
to call at Tampa to date. Zim is in the process of upgrading the AGX
with larger vessels and
Kaohsiung’s
arrival follows closely after the visit by the 3586 TEU M/V
Nordwinter, another recent addition to the AGX, which called at
Tampa September 5, on her maiden voyage, having just been delivered
from the shipyard in July.
“The
arrival of
Kaohsiung
and the upgrading of the AGX send a strong message to the trade about
the importance of the Tampa market and the US Gulf,” said Richard
Wainio, Tampa port director and chief executive. “Zim Integrated
Shipping has been key to our container development and we are excited
that Zim has continued to invest in and upgrade its service via
Tampa.”
The AGX, which began in August 2006,
currently includes a fleet of ten ships, providing weekly fixed-day
service to Tampa from China, Japan and Korea, with calls in Panama and
Jamaica offering global connections.
TPA and its partner Ports America are
currently expanding the Port of Tampa Container Terminal and
proceeding with development plans that will see it increase from its
current 25 acres to over 125 acres. Tampa has a huge local market of
8
million people within 100 miles and is a rapidly expanding
distribution center gateway. For more information visit
www.tampaport.com.
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