SINGAPORE's Pacific International Lines (PIL) has announced the launch of a new weekly direct service, South China Philippines (SCP) loop, which connects ports in South China to the Philippines.
Commencing January 3, the SCP service will provide weekly sailings which offer a comprehensive coverage of the ports in South China. SCP will be served jointly by a consortium of two vessels with an average capacity of 800 TEU.
The SCP rotation will be Xiamen, Nansha, Shekou, Manila, Cebu and back to Xiamen.
'The Philippine economy is forecasted to do well over the next few years, driven by healthy post pandemic domestic demand.' said pil intra-Asia chief Surendran Mathilagath.
'In addition, the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is also expected to benefit China-Philippines trade. The introduction of this new SCP service will meet growing demand from customers for stronger trade links between the two countries.'
Currently, PIL has two weekly services from Singapore to the Philippines the North Philippines Service (NPE) and the South Philippines Service (SPE), connecting Subic Bay, Manila North, Davao and General Santos in the Philippines to Singapore.
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Commencing January 3, the SCP service will provide weekly sailings which offer a comprehensive coverage of the ports in South China. SCP will be served jointly by a consortium of two vessels with an average capacity of 800 TEU.
The SCP rotation will be Xiamen, Nansha, Shekou, Manila, Cebu and back to Xiamen.
'The Philippine economy is forecasted to do well over the next few years, driven by healthy post pandemic domestic demand.' said pil intra-Asia chief Surendran Mathilagath.
'In addition, the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is also expected to benefit China-Philippines trade. The introduction of this new SCP service will meet growing demand from customers for stronger trade links between the two countries.'
Currently, PIL has two weekly services from Singapore to the Philippines the North Philippines Service (NPE) and the South Philippines Service (SPE), connecting Subic Bay, Manila North, Davao and General Santos in the Philippines to Singapore.
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