Safeen Feeders launches new UAE-China service

Safeen Feeders launches new UAE-China service

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Abu Dhabi / WAM

AD Ports group’s Safeen Feeders has launched a new UAE-China service, deploying a recently purchased container vessel, Safeen Power, with a capacity of 3,400 TEUs.

The monthly service will connect the Chinese ports of Shanghai, Qingdao and Ningbo directly with Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, opening an important new trade route.

It will be Safeen Feeders’ first service to call in China, as the company continues to expand its global reach. Recently, Safeen Feeders announced it would support the new India East Coast Express 2 service, which links Singapore, Colombo in Sri Lanka and Chennai, India.

China is among the UAE’s top commercial partners, with bilateral commerce between China and the UAE exceeding $75.6 billion in 2021. Additionally, around 6,000 Chinese businesses currently operate in the UAE, with a sizable Chinese population working primarily in the infrastructure and energy sectors.

Since its launch in 2020, Safeen Feeders has grown swiftly, boosting overall container capacity to more than 600,000 TEUs/year.

Its container services support mainliner shipping companies and clients in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, Sudan, Pakistan, and India, and are now expanding along new