DP World’s Unifeeder kicks off new service linking Colombia + Panama

UAE-based DP World’s feeder subsidiary Unifeeder is launching a service connecting Colombia and Panama, according to a press release. The direct service connects four Colombian ports — Turbo, Santa Marta, Cartagena, and Barranquilla — with Panama’s Manzanillo terminal. The route will cater to traders of perishable goods such as fresh fruit, boosting flexibility and slashing transit times. Operated by the MV Noah, the route will handle a 700 TEU actual capacity and is equipped with 220 reefer plugs, the statement said.

Unifeeder has been on an expansion spree: The DP World subsidiary has kicked off a slew of new routes since late 2022 including:

• UAE Coastal Service: A route connecting UAE’s Jebel Ali Port and Ajman Port serviced by smaller berth multi-carrying vessels (MCV) to avoid congestion.
• India – Middle East – Africa Service: The route connectingMozambique’s Beira Port, UAE’s Jebel Ali Port and India’s Mundra and Nhava Sheva Ports expanded trade potential with landlocked countries Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi through Beira Port to the region.
• Indian East Coast – Kochi – Middle East Service: The service connects cities including Chennai, Krishnapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Tuticorin, Kandla, Karachi, and Jebel Ali.
• Vietnam – Indonesia Service: Weekly service connecting Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Port and Indonesia’s Belawan Port.
• Dominican Republic – Haiti – Puerto Rico Feeder Service: A fixed weekly feeder service connecting Dominican Republics’ Caucedo Port, Hati’s Port au Prince and Puerto Rico’s San Juan Port to boost logistics services between the islands.
• Baltic Sea – UK Service: A route connecting their UK hubs in London Gateway and Felixstowe, with Lithuania’s Klaipeda Port, Latvia’sRiga Port, Finland’s Kotka Port, Poland’s Gdansk Port and Germany’s Wilhelmshaven.

About Unifeeder: The feeder company was acquired by DP World in 2020, nearly two years after the process had been initiated in 2018, in a move to consolidate DP World’s global feeding operations via a single platform, according to a press release. Unifeeder brought to the table extensive supply chain access, with services connecting Europe, the Mediterranean and North African regions. In the lead-up to DP World’s acquisition, Unifeeder acquired a majority stake in Feedertech, further bolstering its networks in the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.