PIL to offer direct call at Vladivostok
Pacific International Lines (PIL) will extend its North-Asia Service (NAS) to the Russian port of Vladivostok, allowing the box carrier to offer direct links to northern Japan from Russia, Seatrade Asia online reports.Three vessels of 600 teu nominal capacity each will be deployed to provide a weekly service. The first vessel will call at Vladivostok on 14 June. The port rotation will be Niigata, Vladivostok, Tomakomai, Hachinohe, Keelung, Taichung, Shanghai and Busan. “The enhanced service will cater to the unique needs of Vladivostok's customers while strengthening the intra-Asia networks under PIL Group,” PIL said Friday. PIL owns and operates a fleet of about 138 vessels with a total capacity of about 263,200 teu.