China’s port operator Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) and the southeast city of Suzhou in Jiangsu province have joined hands to promote river container shipping business.

DP World-owned Unifeeder is making a significant expansion into the Middle East and Indian sub-continent markets acquiring Transworld Feeders FZCO and Avana Logistek Limited.

Regional Container Lines (RCL) and Gold Star Lines are launching a new service connecting Port Klang, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City.

Joint venture Safeen Feeders has made its debut with calls at Khalifa Port and Jebel Ali feeding cargoes from India.

Regional Container Lines (RCL) has announced a revamp of its RMS service to link up Malaysia and Indonesia in a new “butterfly” service.

Container line Ocean Network Express (ONE) is offering alternative coverage with Xpress Feeders in the Baltic and Scandinavia after feeder services from its partner were suspended.

Abu Dhabi Ports has partnered with Bengal Tiger Line to launch a new feeder line – Safeen Feeders.

Swire Shipping has strengthened its operations in Asia with the deployment of a newbuild 2,400-teu vessel onto the Southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands route.

Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corporation has ordered four feeder container vessels from South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for KRW110bn ($100m).