News / Regional operators launch feeder services as mainline carriers adjust port calls

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The Red Sea-altered, or ’new normal’, container flows seem to have given niche feeder and regional ship operators a “beachhead” in the supply chain service provider market, as mainline carriers re-adjust port calls to maintain service schedules.

A new feeder service between China and the Middle East by Unifeeder is the latest example of that expanded reach: the China Gulf Express (CGE) loop begins on 19 May on a declared rotation of Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Jebel Ali and Shanghai.

Unifeeder explained: “This ...