Revamped fleet

ZIM today operates one of the most modern and environmentally advanced fleets in container shipping. During 2023-2024, ZIM executed a full-scale fleet modernization program intended to improve our cost structure and support long-term profitable growth. Our new, highly competitive and fuel-efficient modern fleet includes 46 newbuild containerships (of which 28 are LNG-powered), positioning ZIM as a leader in LNG technology adoption and aligning with its commercial strategy.

We have taken proactive measures to ensure our fleet remains both modern and cost competitive. Through a series of new charter agreements concluded from late 2024 and through 2025, we have ensured our operated capacity remains modern and competitive, securing an additional 36 newbuild containerships that range in size from 3,000 to 12,000 TEU, including 10 x 11,500 TEU LNG-powered vessels, thereby further expanding our LNG capacity. Total capacity of these 36 newbuilds is 250 thousand TEUs with deliveries scheduled to commence in the second half of 2026.

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Operational and commercial resilience

As a global-niche carrier we focus on trades where we can develop sustainable competitive advantages. Our commercial strategy, coupled with prudent investments in our fleet, equipment and technology, drive increased resilience in ZIM’s business. ZIM has an established track record of successfully identifying attractive growth opportunities and adjusting its fleet size and deployment based on evolving market conditions and customer needs. Importantly, we leverage digital tools that enable us to manage vessel and cargo mix to prioritize higher yields and enhance efficiency, cost savings and profitability.

We are currently the only liner to service the Asia to US East Coast trade with LNG-powered vessels, operating these vessels on two distinct services. By offering shippers a pathway to significantly reduced carbon emissions, ZIM maintains a differentiated offering that enhances our competitive positioning and supports our growth targets.

Growth engines

We selectively invest in companies developing disruptive technologies to serve as growth engines. We target technologies related to our core shipping business and broader logistics and supply chain ecosystem to enhance our customer offering, as well as sustainability related technologies.

This approach is consistent with our organizational culture, which promotes and nurtures innovation and creativity. Our investment portfolio includes, among others, SHIP4WD, a one-stop-shop digital freight forwarding platform; Hoopo, which develops state-of-the-art tracking solutions, helping businesses track and manage their logistics operations more efficiently and cost-effectively by providing real-time data and analytics for unpowered assets; WAVE BL, a blockchain-based digital tool that enables instant, encrypted, and authenticated transfer of electronic Bills of Lading and Reevol, a fintech platform leveraging AI and data-driven technology, to provide digital B2B payment functionality and facilitate cross-border trade between SMEs.

Read more about ZIM Ventures, our investment arm, and diverse portfolio companies.

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ESG and sustainability as core value

We are committed to mitigating the environmental impact of our activities on the planet and to promoting responsible corporate practices to create long-term, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We are engaged in a comprehensive decarbonization journey that represents the cornerstone of our environmental strategy. This includes the strategic introduction of new, highly efficient LNG powered vessels to our fleet, enhancing operational and technical efficiency in our existing fleet, and sourcing innovative climate solutions. In addition, we make ongoing efforts to reduce and treat waste on our ships, manage our water use, and protect biodiversity in the oceans. In 2024, we not only met, but exceeded our target for reducing our carbon intensity. We enhanced the transparency, accuracy, and range of tools available for analyzing emissions, both for our own operations and our customers. We have developed new targets for coming years and will continue to take proactive steps to meet our targets annually.

In 2024, we introduced a new Environmental Management Policy that reinforces our core values of sustainability and environmental protection. It details our commitment to ongoing environmental performance improvement, pollution prevention, and environmental risk mitigation. It describes our ambitious net zero target for 2050 and reinforces our commitment to transparency through sharing environmental performance data with external stakeholders.

We recognize that the implementation of ESG-focused strategies is an ongoing process and at the same time prioritize responsible governance principles, as well as creating a positive work environment for all our employees. Our most recent ESG report details our efforts and objectives.

Financial strength

Our strong cash position enables capital allocation decisions aligned with a sustainable, long-term view, namely, investing in our fleet, our equipment as well as our growth engines. While we continuously pursue cost control optimization and cost avoidance initiatives to generate measurable and sustainable savings in the near term. We achieved strong operational and financial results in 2025 with adjusted EBITDA and EBIT at the upper end of our guidance.

The return of capital to shareholders has been and remains a top priority for ZIM. Our dividend policy provides for a quarterly dividend equal to 30% of quarterly net income, with the full year dividend payout totaling up to 50% of annual net income. All future dividends subject to the discretion of Company's Board of Directors and to the restrictions provided by Israeli law.

Since our IPO in January 2021, we have distributed $5.8 billion in dividends to shareholders, more than 25 times the amount raised at the Company's IPO, or total dividends of $48.42 per share since the IPO. Upon completion of the proposed merger with Hapag-Lloyd, total cash to be returned to shareholders will reach approximately $10 billion.

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