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Container Liner Services - Pacific International Lines

Pacific International Lines (PIL) incorporated in 1967 has developed from a coastal ship-owner/operator in Singapore to become one of the largest shipowners in Asia. Today, it is ranked 19th amongst the top containership operators in the world. PIL has diversified into logistics related activities such as supply chain management, consolidation/distribution facilities, warehousing, container depot operations, trucking as well as having interest in ship-agencies worldwide, container manufacturing, marine engineering and real estate.

As of December, 2005, PIL owns and operates a fleet of 102 vessels with a total TEU capacity of about 133,428 TEUs. It has on order 24 container vessels with a total capacity of 63,888 TEUs to be delivered by July 2009. PIL also owns and operates a fleet of more than 257,755 TEUs of marine containers.

PIL operates container liner services covering the whole of the Far East to Europe, Canada, the Indian sub-continent, Red Sea/Gulf, East Africa, South/West Africa, Australia, New Zealand and East Coast of South America.
It has a dedicated network of feeder services covering a comprehensive range of ports in South East Asia, the Bay of Bengal and the East Coast of India.

As a pioneer foreign shipping line that entered the China market in the 1960's, PIL presently offers its customers five container liner sailings a week out of China. Its China network includes ten (10) fully licensed branch offices and twelve (12) representative offices. It jointly owns and operates logistics centres in Ningbo, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Wuxi and Xiamen.

PIL maintains a quality fleet of vessels through fleet renewal and expansion, and will continuously seek opportunities to invest in new trades and other related business. As it enters the new millennium, PIL has committed itself to more investment in information technology (IT) and invested S$20 million in an internet based infrastructure to enhance its day to day operations and to provide the platform for E-business.

Another subsidiary company, Pacific International Lines Logistics is providing supply chain management solutions to a number of major shippers. These solutions include a range of services from customs clearance, trucking, warehousing and sea transportation.

With its Group turnover of over S$2.0 billion, PIL is well established as a leading total transportation company in Asia.

For more information visit www.pilship.com