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Pacific International Lines (PIL) was incorporated in 1967 in Singapore. PIL has developed from a coastal ship-owner in Singapore into the largest carrier in Southeast Asia, with a focus on China, Asia, Africa, South America, the Middle East and Oceania.

PIL Today

As one of the leading shipping companies in Asia, we are focused on our core business of container shipping, as well as other businesses including container manufacturing and logistics related services.

12th

in the world according to
100+

modern vessels own and operated by PIL
500+

locations served by PIL
11,000+

employees, including seafarers

Incorporated in 1967, Pacific International Lines (PIL) is ranked 12th among the world’s top container shipping lines and is also the largest home-grown carrier in Southeast Asia. PIL has developed into a global carrier with a focus on Asia, China, Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Oceania and the Pacific Islands. Together with its affiliated companies Mariana Express Lines (MELL) and Malaysia Shipping Corporation, PIL serves customers at over 500 locations in more than 90 countries worldwide with a fleet of around 100 container vessels.

Apart from the core liner shipping business, PIL also has several other business units such as container manufacturing, depot and logistics services.

With its focus on “Driving Connectivity”, PIL strives to meet the needs of its customers by providing value-adding services, and aims to be an efficient, sustainable and future ready shipping line.

Our tagline - Driving Connectivity

“Driving Connectivity” encapsulates PIL’s ongoing mission to build connections between businesses, and the markets they serve. It conveys our aim to bridge the gaps across oceans through reliable, efficient and innovative service. It also speaks to PIL’s commitment to develop stronger connections with our customers, partners and the communities in which we operate.

With over 100 vessels in our fleet, and with a presence in over 500 locations in more than 90 countries worldwide, we will continue to strive to expand our reach and network for the benefit of our customers. Looking ahead, PIL aims to grow further as a leading container shipping line, with sustainability and digitalisation as our key strategic focus.

Global Presence

Our global service network covers:

Far East
The Indian sub-continent
Red Sea/Gulf
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Latin America

We also have feeder services covering a wide range of ports in:

South East Asia
The Bay of Bengal
The East Coast of India
East and West African Coast
Middle-east / Redsea
The Pacific Islands

PIL in China

PIL is one of the very first foreign shipping lines to enter China before the opening of the country. Currently, PIL offers customers 30 container liner sailings a week out of China, and it has 25 registered branches in the country, including its regional headquarters in Shanghai.

PIL also jointly owns and operates 18 logistics centres in China. Singamas Container Holdings, a company in the PIL group, has invested in five container manufacturing facilities in China.

PIL in Africa

Apart from China, PIL also has a strong presence in Africa. PIL started to serve Africa in the 1970s using general cargo vessels, and by the early 1990s, PIL upgraded its service to Africa with container vessels.

Today, PIL’s services cover close to 30 countries in Africa, with focus on East, West and South Africa, and has 13 container liner and feeder services a week out of Africa. This is supported by PIL’s agency network of 23 offices, and four logistics companies covering services such as depot (Egypt), warehousing (Egypt and Tanzania), and trucking (Sudan).

12th

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