Interasia Lines

Mid-sized box carriers active in fleet expansion

Acquisitions and newbuildings saw mid-tier liner operators expand their fleets beyond the market average for 2024, according to Alphaliner.

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New PIL service to support Sino-Bangladeshi trade

Container News attempted to review PIL’s new China Chittagong Express (CCE) service, in order to assess its strategic importance to Asian trade.

Between July 2023 and July 2024, the trade dynamics between China and Bangladesh exhibited noteworthy fluctuations. China’s exports to Bangladesh marked a cargo worth decline of 7.44% from the previous year. This decrease can be attributed to evolving market demands and possibly strategic trade adjustments.

Despite the fall in exports, China’s imports...

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Major restructuring for intra-Asia service, as Evergreen upgrades its role

The joint service FAX/IEA/EAX/REA/FAS – operated by Emirates Shipping Line, Global Feeder Shipping, Interasia Lines, KMTC, Regional Container Lines, and T.S. Lines – is undergoing a significant change.

Effective in October, the service will be restructured into two distinct loops, focusing separately on routes to Kenya and Tanzania.

The reconfiguration introduces two new services with enhanced capabilities. The FNX/IEA/EAX1 loop will deploy eight vessels, each with a capacity of 2,200 TEUs. This...

https://container-news.com/major-restructuring-for-intra-asia-service-as-evergreen-upgrades-its-role/

Asia box lines launch joint Southeast Asia – India service

Wan Hai Lines, Korea Marine Transport Co. and Interasia Lines will launch a new Southeast Asia – India Service VIII on 26 April.

The service will be operated by four container vessels with a nominal capacity of 3,000 TEUs. Wan Hai Lines will deploy two boxships, while Korea Marine Transport Co. and Interasia Lines will operate one vessel each.

The maiden voyage of the service will commence from Malaysia’s Port Kelang on 26 April and the service will have a 28-day fixed round trip schedule.

The...

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Interasia doubles newbuilding tally to half-dozen

Interasia Lines, the privately owned container shipping company of the Chen family that is behind Wan Hai Lines, has exercised options for three more 3,055 TEU ships at Japan’s Nihon Shipyard, adding to the three vessels that were ordered earlier in April.

The trio ordered this month will be delivered in July 2025, while the vessels ordered earlier will be delivered in January 2025.

The Singapore-based Interasia has been an active buyer in the secondhand market over the last two years, when...

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Asian lines launch new China-India service

China United Lines continues to build on its service portfolio, launching a joint China-India service with Pacific International Lines, Regional Container Lines and Interasia Lines.

Five ships, each ranging from 2,500 to 2,800TEU, will be assigned to the service. PIL will deploy two ships, while CULines, RCL and Interasia Lines will each assign one vessel.

The Chinese state-owned CULines is marketing the service as the China-India Express, while Interasia Lines, RCL and PIL are respectively...

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Pacific International Lines launches South China to India (West Coast) service

Pictured: the route map of PIL’s new China-India (West Coast) service. Graphic credit: Pacific International Line.

By Pacific International Lines

To complement its existing service to India’s West Coast, Pacific International Lines (PIL) has announced the launch of a new weekly direct service connecting South China and North Vietnam to India’s West Coast.

Effective from 22 October 2021, this new service, known as South China India Express (SIX), will be offered by a consortium of five vessels of...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/pacific-international-lines-launches-south-china-to-india-west-coast-service/

Hazardous goods suspected cause of Interasia Catalyst blaze

Interasia Lines’ management has disclosed that misdeclared dangerous goods caused the recent fire on the Interasia Catalyst, and plans to seek damages from the shipper concerned.

The fire began on 4 April in a number of containers on deck, with the captain sending a distress call at around 01:00, local time, shortly after the ship had left Port Klang, Malaysia.

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Martina Li
Asia Correspondent

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