{"id":7018,"date":"2026-10-14T15:26:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/gulf-conflict-upsets-networks-and-fleet-size-of-biggest-feeder-operators\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:26:45","slug":"gulf-conflict-upsets-networks-and-fleet-size-of-biggest-feeder-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/zh\/gulf-conflict-upsets-networks-and-fleet-size-of-biggest-feeder-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf conflict upsets networks \u2013 and fleet size \u2013 of biggest feeder operators"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The US-Iran conflict and subsequent closure of the Hormuz Straits have upended the networks, and fleet deployment strategies, of the world\u2019s three largest common feeder operators \u2013 and seen AD Ports\u2019 Global Feeder Services significantly close the gap on the market leaders.<\/p>\n

According to new analysis from Alphaliner, the Middle East conflict, now in its eighth month, has forced the two largest operators, X-Press Feeders and DP Worldm to reduce their offered capacity as the closure of Gulf routes curtailed their networks.<\/p>\n

\u201cX-Press Feeders remains the world\u2019s largest feeder operator by deployed capacity, although its fleet has contracted by 7.1% year on year, as per Alphaliner\u2019s survey on 21 September,\u201d the analyst writes this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cFallout from the Middle East conflict forced X-Press to make service cuts across the region, which is the main reason for the decline.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As a result, X-Press Feeders\u2019 global capacity is now 182,776 teu, down 13,987 teu from September 2025, with its capacity serving the Middle East region down 34.2% \u2013 equivalent to 38,000 teu \u2013 which Alphaliner linked to service suspension in the wake of the conflict.<\/p>\n

To offset this, it has increased capacity in the intra-Europe trades by 7.4%, and intra-Americas by 17.7%, and has even taken the unusual step, for a feeder operator, of joining a deepsea Asia-Europe service, via the deployment of the 4,800 teu X-Press Odyssey<\/em> on the China-Mediterranean CEX service, jointly run with China United Lines, Uniglory, and Global Feeder Services.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, DP World\u2019s global capacity, largely made up of the Unifeeder fleet, fell 2.5% during the year, a \u201cmodest overall decline, also driven by the Middle East conflict\u201d, said Alphaliner.<\/p>\n

It added: \u201cIts deployed capacity in the ME\/ISC related trade fell by 7,500 teu, while its operated capacity in all other regions remained broadly stable year on year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the cuts came from Gulf-related loops,\u201d Alphaliner wrote, noting it had largely redeployed capacity to the Asia-India trade, as well as to a number of extra loaders serving the ME\/ISC trade.<\/p>\n

However, Emirati compatriot Global Feeder Services (GFS), owned by AD Ports, in what appears to be a commercial strategy that closely resembles that of DP World, saw its capacity jump by 31%, and its fleet is now only a fraction behind that of its rival \u2013 just 2,800 teu smaller \u2013 after it doubled-down on serving the India-Middle East trade corridor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ME\/ISC trade remains GFS\u2019s core market and accounted for the bulk of its growth, in contrast to X-Press Feeders and DP World, which both reduced their presence there,\u201d said Alphaliner, calculating that GFS\u2019s capacity on that trade grew 26.9% and now accounts for around 70% of its total fleet.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile its two main competitors scaled back in the region, GFS kept its network largely intact. The carrier replaced Gulf calls on existing loops with Red Sea ports, and extended its reach into neighbouring trades.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a result, GFS has overtaken both rivals to become the largest of the three in the ME\/ISC trade, ahead of X-Press Feeders (about 73,500 teu) and DP World (about 70,500 teu),\u201d the analyst added.<\/p>\n

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Photo: VesselFinder 14 October 2026 The US-Iran conflict and subsequent closure of the Hormuz Straits have upended the networks, and fleet deployment strategies, of the world\u2019s three largest common feeder operators \u2013 and seen AD Ports\u2019 Global Feeder Services significantly close the gap on the market leaders. 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