{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Feeder","description":"A feeder vessel is a small-to-medium container ship that connects regional and secondary ports to a major hub terminal, where cargo is transhipped onto deep-sea mainline vessels for long-haul routes. Shipping lines deploy feeders to extend their network into ports that lack the draught, infrastructure, or cargo volume to justify a direct mainline call. Feeder capacity typically ranges from a few hundred to around 3,000 TEU. Well-known feeder trades include Baltic Sea services linking ports such ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/feeder","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T09:48:03.494819","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeder_vessel","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/feeder","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Feeder · A feeder vessel is a small-to-medium container ship that connects regional and secondary ports to a major hub terminal, where cargo is transhipped onto deep-sea mainline vessels for long-haul routes. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeder_vessel"}