Singapore's Pacific International Lines (PIL) has recently launched a new service linking South Eastern China's Fuzhou International Container Terminal (FICT) to the South East Asia service.
PIL has deployed four ships in the 2,000TEU range to provide the first weekly service at FICT. Port rotation is Shanghai, Incheon – Kwangyang – Qingdao – Ningbo – Fuzhou – Xiamen – Shenzhen (Shekou) – Singapore – Pasir Gudang – Kuantan – Laem Chabang – Hong Kong – Ningbo – Shanghai. The service calls at FICT every Monday.
According to Xinhua's report, FICT's container throughput grew 30 percent anually in the first quarter, while other ports in Fujian province had experienced substantial decreases in volume.
Tracey Jia
