Glossary
Terms & Glossaries of Shipping and Trading
Feeder Service
Feeder service is the transport service whereby loaded or empty containers in a regional area are transferred to a “mother ship” for a long-haul ocean voyage.
Feeder service is the transport service whereby loaded or empty containers in a regional area are transferred to a “mother ship” for a long-haul ocean voyage. When a liner operator provides carriage of goods by sea from major ports, he may not be able to call in at smaller, less busy ports to pick up or drop cargo.
