ZIM LINE Shipping Schedules
ZIM LINE routes, transit times and schedule reliability, measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo. Search your route to compare every ZIM LINE service with the other carriers, or see where ZIM LINE sails most.
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About ZIM LINE
ZIM LINE is an ocean carrier tracked on ShipsGo. This page brings together the routes ZIM LINE sails most, the transit times its containers achieved on them and how reliably ZIM LINE kept to its planned schedule.
ZIM LINE Company Facts
- SCAC
- ZIMU
ZIM LINE Top Routes
The ten routes with the most ZIM LINE containers tracked on ShipsGo. Transit time runs from loading to discharge, and speed rank shows where ZIM LINE places among all carriers we track on the same route.
| Route | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Speed rank | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shanghai to  Los Angeles | 17 days | 89.6% | 89% direct | 6th fastest of 12 | Compare services |
| Shanghai to Houston | 37 days | 84.3% | 70% direct | 5th fastest of 7 | Compare services |
| Qingdao to Houston | 48 days | 77.8% | 100% via T/S | 3rd fastest of 4 | Compare services |
 Gemlik to  Altamira | 64 days | 94.7% | 100% via T/S | 3rd fastest of 3 | Compare services |
 Koper to  Haifa | 9 days | 82.6% | 99% direct | 3rd fastest of 4 | Compare services |
| Norfolk to Izmit (Gebze) | 29 days | 95.5% | 100% direct | 2nd fastest of 3 | Compare services |
Aliaga (Izmir) to  Antwerp | 18 days | 84.7% | 99% direct | 3rd fastest of 9 | Compare services |
 Cai Mep to Houston | 47 days | 74.6% | 80% direct | 3rd fastest of 3 | Compare services |
Mersin to  Rotterdam | 22 days | 89.0% | 100% via T/S | 5th fastest of 9 | Compare services |
| Aliaga (Izmir) to New York | 23 days | 96.0% | 100% direct | 8th fastest of 9 | Compare services |
ZIM LINE Schedule Reliability
April 2026 to October 2026, updated 18 October 2026
Schedule reliability compares the transit time each container actually took with the transit time ZIM LINE planned when the vessel sailed.
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | 86.8% |
| June 2026 | 85.5% |
| July 2026 | 87.0% |
| August 2026 | 84.6% |
| September 2026 | 85.0% |
ZIM LINE Loading, Discharge and Transshipment Ports
Share of ZIM LINE containers tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
Top ZIM LINE Loading Ports
- Shanghai 15.2%
- Aliaga (Izmir) 7.9%
- Qingdao 7.1%
- Mersin 5.8%
Santos 4.2%
Top ZIM LINE Discharge Ports
- Houston 13.6%
- Los Angeles 8.6%
- New York 8.1%
- Haifa 5.9%
- Ashdod 4.9%
Top ZIM LINE Transshipment Ports
67% sailed direct. The rest changed vessels at least once, most often here.
Kingston 27.2%- Yantian (Shenzhen) 8.6%
Busan (Pusan) 8.0%- Haifa 7.9%
- Shanghai 7.8%
Main ZIM LINE Trades
Region to region, by share of ZIM LINE containers.
- Eastern Asia to Northern AmericaShare 22.5%Reliability 85.9%
- South-Eastern Asia to Northern AmericaShare 7.3%Reliability 87.5%
- Western Asia to Western EuropeShare 5.2%Reliability 82.1%
- Western Asia to Northern AmericaShare 5.0%Reliability 94.8%
- Eastern Asia to Southern EuropeShare 4.9%Reliability 87.4%
ZIM LINE Container Tracking
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ZIM LINE Shipping Schedule FAQ
Search your port of loading and port of discharge in Service Finder. You get every ZIM LINE service on that route with real transit times, schedule reliability and the most recent sailings, next to the other carriers.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, ZIM LINE containers tracked on ShipsGo took 17 days on average from Shanghai to Los Angeles. 89% of them sailed direct, the rest changed vessels on the way.
Across the routes tracked on ShipsGo between April 2026 and October 2026, ZIM LINE kept an average schedule reliability of 85.7%. Schedule reliability compares the transit time a container actually took with the transit time planned when it sailed.
The ports where ZIM LINE containers most often changed vessels between April 2026 and October 2026 were Kingston, Yantian (Shenzhen) and Busan (Pusan).
Enter the container, booking or bill of lading number on the ZIM LINE tracking page on ShipsGo. You can follow the vessel, every port event and the ETA, and get alerts when the container sails, arrives or is released.
Search your port pair in Service Finder. It lists every carrier and service sailing that route with real transit times, reliability and the most recent sailings, so you can see how ZIM LINE compares before you book.
How These Figures Are Calculated
Schedule reliability and route transit times come from ZIM LINE containers that started being tracked on ShipsGo between 18 April 2026 and 18 October 2026 and have since been discharged. Transit time runs from loading at the origin port to discharge at the destination. Route figures average every routing ZIM LINE uses on that port pair, so a single service in a Service Finder search can differ. A route or month is shown only when enough containers were tracked on it for a meaningful average, and volumes are shown as shares rather than counts.
