News / Abu Dhabi Ports and Bengal Tiger Line launch Safeen Feeders

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Abu Dhabi Ports and Singapore-headquartered feeder operator Bengal Tiger Line have come together to form a new shipping line, Safeen Feeders.

In a move that echoes Abu Dhabi Ports’ neighbour DP World’s strategy of moving into the maritime supply chain via its acquisition of Unifeeder, the two companies yesterday announced the new service, which will hub at Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa facility and link the Persian/Middle East Gulf with the Indian subcontinent.

The UAE-Indian subcontinent Gulf (UIG) service will deploy three 2,700 teu ...