{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"feeder service","description":"A feeder service comes into play when cargo at a smaller regional port cannot be loaded directly onto a mainline deep-sea vessel. Feeder carriers move containers on smaller ships from those ports to a major hub terminal, where intercontinental lines take over. Rotations are fixed—often weekly—and the service is the structural link that gives smaller ports access to global liner networks. For shippers, a feeder leg adds freight costs, handling charges, and transit time, all of which must be facto","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/feeder-service","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T18:14:28.575000","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeder_service","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/feeder-service","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"feeder service · A feeder service comes into play when cargo at a smaller regional port cannot be loaded directly onto a mainline deep-sea vessel. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeder_service"}