News / Intra-Asia lines to launch joint East India to SE Asia service

Chennai Port. Photo: DP World.

Further momentum is building on intra-Asia tradelanes as regional container lines consolidate networks to tap into volume growth, propelled by a sourcing uptick.

A vessel-sharing agreement between Pacific International Lines (PIL), Regional Container Lines (RCL) and Interasia Lines (IAL) will kick off a new loop connecting China, Vietnam, Singapore and East India towards the end of April.

The joint CVI (China-Vietnam-India) service, scheduled to launch on 22 April, will use vessels with an average capacity of 2,200 teu, operating a weekly rotation ...