X-Press Feeders will obtain slots on the new Kilima route of French shipping company CMA CGM, which connects the Far East and East Africa. Previously, the company had cancelled its allocation on the ASEAN-Tanzania route.

This new route, named Dar es Salaam Far East Express (DFX), will connect Shanghai, Ningbo, Guangzhou (Nansha), Singapore, Colombo, Lamu, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, and then return to Shanghai via Colombo and Singapore. 

X-Press Feeders is a global feeder shipping company based in Singapore. It was established in 1972 and its headquarters is located in Singapore. It is one of the largest independent public carriers in the world. As of December 2023, it ranks 14th in the global fleet size, with a total operational capacity of 80 vessels and 153,298 TEUs of container ships.