SOUTH East Asia-focused shipping line Pacific International Lines (PIL) has announced a new weekly direct service known as the South China India Express (SIX), to complement its existing service to India’s West Coast.
The new service, effective from 22 October 2021, will connect South China and North Vietnam to India’s West Coast.
The SIX service will be offered by a consortium of five vessels of 2800 TEUs each, jointly deployed by PIL, Regional Container Lines, CULines and InterAsia Lines.
A PIL spokesperson said, “Responding to the needs of our customers for more direct and efficient services, this new service SIX will provide the fastest transit time from South China to India’s West Coast.
“This service will also include a direct call from Haiphong to Nhava Sheva/Mundra and vice versa, enabling our customers to reap commercial benefits, especially for refrigerated cargoes from India to Haiphong which are time-sensitive.”
The ports of call for the SIX service are:
Nansha – Shekou – Singapore – Port Kelang (Westport) – Port Kelang (Northport) – Nhava Sheva – Mundra – Port Kelang (Westport) – Haiphong
This new service will commence on ETB NSA 22 October 2021.
PIL owns and operates a fleet of around 100 container and multi-purpose vessels, serving over 500 locations in more than 90 countries worldwide.
