X-Press Feeders Group and COSCO SHIPPING Lines sign Partnership and Leasing Agreement to enhance Feeder Connectivity
SINGAPORE : X-Press Feeders Group, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has signed two agreements with COSCO SHIPPING Lines, one of the world’s largest mainline operators, to expand network coverage, strengthen mainline-feeder coordination and improve service reliability.
The agreements were signed by Francis Goh, Chief Operating Officer of X-Press Feeders Group and Irene Cheng Jin, Deputy Managing Director of COSCO SHIPPING Lines on 18 June 2025. Under the partnership agreement, both companies will explore opportunities to cooperate as partners in feeder services across Asia, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, North Europe and Latin America. For the leasing agreement, X-Press Feeders Group will provide COSCO SHIPPING Lines with the first option to charter newbuild vessels from X-Press Feeders Group, which may be deployed to support joint services where appropriate.
With the shipping industry facing stricter decarbonisation targets, evolving trade flows, and increasing demand for end-to-end logistics, this collaboration reflects a shared commitment to building more sustainable and resilient supply chains.
“This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to building a more connected and sustainable shipping network,” said Francis Goh, Chief Operating Officer of X-PressFeeders Group. “By aligning our capabilities and vision, we aim to deliver more efficient, customer-centric solutions.”
About X-Press Feeders
X-Press Feeders, which was founded in Singapore in 1972, is the world’s largest independent common carrier. Starting out in Southeast Asia, we are now operating throughout Asia, Middle East, Africa, Caribbean, Latin America, Mediterranean and Europe. As ‘The Global Common Carrier’, our mission is to provide the best feeder solutions and be the feeder carrier of choice. X-Press Feeders as an independent common carrier does not own, lease, or operate any containers. We provide transportation services only to container operators and not to proprietary cargo interests or the general shipping public, allowing us to act as a trustworthy and completely impartial contractor. X-Press Feeders operates a fleet of more than 100 vessels, calling at more than 180 ports worldwide. X-Press Feeders aims to achieve net zero emission by 2050 and be the ‘Greener Feeder Carrier of Choice’. We will be the world’s first feeder carrier to operate containerships powered by green methanol.
About COSCO SHIPPING Lines
COSCO SHIPPING Lines, one of the core business segments of COSCO SHIPPING Group, was formed with the integrated container businesses of COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd and China SHIPPING Container Lines CO., Ltd since 1st March 2016. The Company is mainly engaged in global container shipping services and related global logistics and supply chain businesses. COSCO SHIPPING Lines and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), as Dual Brand, own and operate 551 container vessels with a total capacity of 3.4 million TEUs, being one of the leading carriers in the world. The Company operates over 400 global shipping routes, connecting over 600 ports across more than 140 countries and regions. The Company integrates global logistics nodes such as warehouses, railroads, trailers, barges, customs, etc., while coordinating and deploying its global resources with commitment to providing the customers with integrated services comprising “Container shipping + port + related logistics”.
