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Pacific International Lines enhances two Far East-Red Sea services
SINGAPORE containership operator, Pacific International Lines (PIL), has announced the upgrade of two of its weekly services between the Far East and the Red Sea.
In collaboration with Ocean Alliance the RSS and RES services will commence operations in March 2018, replacing the current three RSS, RS3 and RS5 services.
Seventeen vessels with a capacity of between 11,000 TEU and 13,000 TEU, including the company latest newbuilds - the 11,923 TEU P Class - will be deployed.
The highly efficient and versatile P Class were purpose-built for Red Sea, with a ballast water treatment system fitted onboard and various energy-saving measures implemented in its design, PortNews of St Petersburg, Russia reported.
The enhanced Red Sea service will extensively cover North Asia and South East Asia with direct connections to the main Red Sea markets. It will also feature a new direct call from Korea to the Red Sea.
RSS port rotation is: Shanghai, Ningbo, Taipei, Xiamen, Shekou, Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Djibouti, Singapore and returning to Shanghai.
RES port rotation is: Xingang, Qingdao, Pusan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Shekou, Tanjung Pelepus, Singapore, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Jeddah, Port Klang, Singapore, Ningbo and returning to Xingang.
PIL's existing fleet of feeders operating in the Red Sea region will complement these Far East services by providing extended coverage to Port Sudan, Aden, Berbera and Massawa, the shipping line said.
In collaboration with Ocean Alliance the RSS and RES services will commence operations in March 2018, replacing the current three RSS, RS3 and RS5 services.
Seventeen vessels with a capacity of between 11,000 TEU and 13,000 TEU, including the company latest newbuilds - the 11,923 TEU P Class - will be deployed.
The highly efficient and versatile P Class were purpose-built for Red Sea, with a ballast water treatment system fitted onboard and various energy-saving measures implemented in its design, PortNews of St Petersburg, Russia reported.
The enhanced Red Sea service will extensively cover North Asia and South East Asia with direct connections to the main Red Sea markets. It will also feature a new direct call from Korea to the Red Sea.
RSS port rotation is: Shanghai, Ningbo, Taipei, Xiamen, Shekou, Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Djibouti, Singapore and returning to Shanghai.
RES port rotation is: Xingang, Qingdao, Pusan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Shekou, Tanjung Pelepus, Singapore, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Jeddah, Port Klang, Singapore, Ningbo and returning to Xingang.
PIL's existing fleet of feeders operating in the Red Sea region will complement these Far East services by providing extended coverage to Port Sudan, Aden, Berbera and Massawa, the shipping line said.
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