Feeder vessel and Mother vessels are part of vessel carrying network
FEEDER VESSEL
Feeder vessel is normally small in size compared to Mother vessel. Feeder vessels serves between smaller ports and major ports. In other words, feeder vessels feeds cargo to mother vessel from smaller ports to large ports for exports and from major main ports to smaller ports for imports. Compared to mother vessel, feeder vessel is slow.
What is the capacity of Feeder vessel?.
Average capacity of a feeder vessel is 300 to 500 TEUs (20’ containers). Feeder vessel serves short distance, either between smaller ports, or between smaller ports and major ports.
MOTHER VESSEL
Mother vessel is big in size compared to feeder vessel. Mother vessels only serve between major big ports. Mother vessels have the capacity to carry thousands of containers. Mother vessel calls only main ports. The mother vessel covers large distance compared to feeder vessel.
What is the capacity of mother vessel?
Average capacity of a Mother Vessel is 10000 TEUs (Twenty foot Equipment Units). In 1960s, vessel capacity was maximum of 500 - 800 TEUs. Mother vessel with a capacity of 15000 TEUs are available now. We can expect mother vessels with a capacity of 20000 TEUs by the year 2015.
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