Pacific International Lines
Pacific International Lines (legal entity Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd.) is a global mainline operator headquartered in Singapore. Founded in 1967, the line has spent 59 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 88 vessels under the SCAC code PCIU. Total operated capacity stands near 270,000 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.
Pacific International Lines is most active on the following corridors: Intra-Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America. The line operates on a standalone basis and does not share vessel slots with other ocean carriers under a formal global alliance. Direct customer contact is available via +65 6278 9000 or the carrier's web portal at pilship.com.
Pacific International Lines corridor coverage
Pacific International Lines concentrates its services on Intra-Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America. Customers on these lanes typically see weekly or twice-weekly sailings depending on season and trade balance. For a current sailing schedule, contact the carrier directly or consult its weekly schedule publication.
How to track a Pacific International Lines container
Tracking a Pacific International Lines container starts with confirming the prefix. Look at the container's left-hand corner casting plate or the painted code on the door — the four-letter ISO 6346 owner code is followed by six numeric digits and a single check digit. Blue Water Facts no longer publishes a per-carrier owner-prefix list (see /accuracy/ for why); confirm the operator via the carrier's own tracking portal or your bill of lading. Visit pilship.com, navigate to the carrier's tracking or "track and trace" portal, and paste the full container number. The portal will return current vessel position, the next scheduled port call, the estimated time of arrival (ETA) and the most recent equipment events such as gate-in, loaded, discharged and gate-out.
If the carrier portal does not return a result, the most likely causes are: the container has not yet been gate-in at the origin terminal, the bill of lading number is in a different format (check whether the system expects an MBL versus an HBL), or the box is moving on a partner alliance vessel rather than a Pacific International Lines hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. Pacific International Lines's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +65 6278 9000 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with Pacific International Lines on overlapping trade lanes:
- Ocean Network Express — Singapore, founded 2017. SCAC ONEY.
- X-Press Feeders — Singapore, founded 1972. SCAC XPRS.
- Swire Shipping — Singapore, founded 1872. SCAC SWWA.
- Samudera Shipping — Singapore, founded 1964. SCAC SMDU.
- MELL — Singapore, founded 2008. SCAC MELL.
- Sea Shuttle Lines — Singapore, founded 2010. SCAC SSLU.