Israel's ZIM also took advantage of the positive market phase of containerized shipping that occurred during the quarter of this year, despite the fact that in the period it recorded a increase in operating costs greater than that of revenues. In the April-June 2026 the latter amounted to 1.78 billion dollars, with a growth of +8.9% on the second quarter of last year which was determined mainly due to the +7.5% increase in the average value of freight rates, which in the period was equal to 1,590 dollars/TEU, which was Added the effect of increasing load volumes transported by the fleet.

In the second quarter of this year, ZIM ships embarked cargoes totalling 922 thousand TEUs, with an increase in of +3.0% generated by the higher volumes transported on the routes (426 thousand TEUs, +20.3%) and on intra-Asian ones (212 thousand TEUs, +6.5%) which more than offset the volume reductions on Asia-Europe routes (66 thousand TEUs, -13.2%), on transatlantic routes (118 thousand TEUs, -8.5%) and on those with Latin America (100 thousand TEUs, -27.0%).

In the second quarter of 2026, the company's operating costs amounted to $1.21 billion (+10.5%). The value of the EBITDA was €491.0 million (+4.0%), that of operating profit of €144.3 million (-3.3%) and the value net profit of $64.1 million (+170.5%).

ZIM specified that the value of the quarterly net profit adjusted for costs related to the merger procedure with the Hapag-Lloyd was 77 million euros, an increase of +226%. Currently, the merger project with the company of Hamburg, announced in February ( of 16 and 16 February 2026), has obtained shareholder approval of the Israeli company and is waiting for both the green light and by the Israeli State, which holds a golden share in the ZIM, and the antitrust authority. As part of the project, Hapag-Lloyd has concluded a memorandum of understanding binding with FIMI Opportunity Funds on the basis of which the Special State Share held by the Israeli State in the ZIM will be transferred to the newly established subsidiary of FIMI, subject to the approval of the State. FIMI in Tel Aviv is Israel's leading private equity fund and the project to The merger provides for FIMI to create the new ZIM, active in the sector of containerized maritime transport, with its own fleet and headquarters legal in Israel. The new company, operating under the brand name ZIM, will be owned and operated by FIMI, supported by a long-term strategic partnership with Hapag-Lloyd that includes commercial support for the initial period in order to Enable structured initiation of operations. The closure The merger is expected in the fourth quarter of this year.

If for the ZIM the second quarter of this year showed signs of recovery, the entire first half of 2026, overall, has lagged behind the same period in 2025: half-year revenue stopped at $3.18 billion (-12.8%), with a net loss of -$22.5 million vs. a profit of €319.8 million in the same period of the previous year. Half-year adjusted EBITDA decreased to 804 million dollars from $1.25 billion in the first half of 2025.

ZIM currently operates a fleet of 128 vessels, of which 115 are container ship for a total capacity of 707 thousand TEUs and 13 vessels for the transport of cars. Approximately 60% of capacity is represented by newly built ships, while 40% is powered by liquefied natural gas.