News / PIL orders four dual-fuel 8,000 teu ships from Yangzijiang

Kota Lambang Credit PIL.

Pacific International Lines (PIL) today ordered four 8,000 teu containerships from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, as the Singapore-based regional carrier continues to improve its financial health.

In March, PIL ordered newbuildings for the first time in seven years, four 14,000 teu ships from Jiangnan Shipyard. Previousl its last newbuilding commission was for eight 12,000 teu ships from Yangzijiang in 2015, built in 2018.

PIL said the 8,000 teu ships, to be delivered in 2025, will be dual-fuelled, LNG and diesel, and equipped with an ...