UAE Business: Safeen Feeders bolsters UAE-coastal feeder service fleet – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Safeen Feeders bolsters UAE-coastal feeder service fleet – Gulf Digital News

Safeen Feeders, a leading container feeder operator of AD Ports Group, has acquired a container ship that will bolster its feeder service fleet in the Arabian Gulf.

 

Safeen Pearl, formerly called Vega Virgo, will be deployed in its UAE Coastal Service (UCO) providing seamless connection to UAE coastal ports via its hub at Khalifa Port, a WAM report said. 

 

The UAE-Coastal Feeder Service provides shipping customers with a perfect connectivity solution that accelerates last leg deliveries between the Group’s flagship, Khalifa Port, and the coastal ports of Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Fujairah, while supporting movement of goods and optimising local logistic chains.

 

Additionally, the cost-effective service complements Safeen Feeder’s UAE-Indian Sub-Continent Gulf Service (UIG) that benefits exporters operating from India’s West Coast and Pakistan by enabling them to connect their volume to UAE coastal ports. 

 

It also provides a hub and spoke network option to major shipping lines calling on Khalifa Port.

 

Captain Maktoum Al Houqani, Chief Corporate Authority Officer and Acting Head of Maritime Cluster - AD Ports Group, Managing Director – Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy, said: "We welcome the addition of Safeen Pearl, which further strengthens our unique feeder proposition in the Arabian Gulf, and also brings a