X-Press Feeders has brought back a direct Busan–Dalian feeder, launching the Bohai Feeder X-Press (BHF2) with a single vessel of roughly 1,700 TEU capacity, according to DynaLiners.

The restoration matters for shippers moving cargo between South Korea and China's Bohai Sea region. The new service replaces capacity lost when X-Press Feeders shut its previous BHF2A service in 2025, closing the corridor entirely.

BHF2 runs weekly sailings on a tight shuttle rotation:

• Busan – Dalian – Busan

No intermediate ports. No expanded loop. One ship, one trade lane, one weekly round trip.

What does the relaunch change?

The service gives shippers and forwarders a direct, scheduled option again on the Korea–Bohai corridor, cutting out transshipment through larger hubs for Dalian-bound boxes. Busan, Northeast Asia's biggest transshipment port, regains a dedicated feeder string into Dalian, one of the Bohai Rim's principal gateways.

For carriers competing on intra–Far East trades, the move puts X-Press Feeders back on a lane it had abandoned. The Singapore-based operator specialises in short-sea and feeder work, and the single-ship deployment signals a cautious, low-capacity re-entry rather than a broad network push.

A 1,700 TEU vessel is modest even by feeder standards. That sizing suggests the carrier expects incremental demand, not a surge, on the corridor. It also limits downside exposure if volumes disappoint — the operator can adjust or withdraw with little friction.

Why the lane folded before

The closure of BHF2A in 2025 came amid a broader retrenchment, with carriers cutting South Korea intra–Far East services. Container News previously reported on those network reductions. The relaunch now suggests X-Press Feeders sees enough cargo — likely Korean exports and Bohai-region transshipment feed — to justify a weekly string.

For NVOCCs and regional forwarders, the return adds scheduling certainty and a second routing choice where direct options had thinned out.

What comes next

Watch load factors on the first sailings. A single-vessel shuttle of around 1,700 TEU gives the carrier flexibility to upsize the ship, add calls, or extend the loop if Busan–Dalian demand firms through the coming quarters.