incorporated in 1967, pacific international lines (pil) is ranked 12th among the world’s top container shipping lines and is also the largest home-grown carrier in southeast asia. from a modest ship-owner in singapore, pil has developed into a global carrier with a focus on china, asia, africa, middle east, latin america, oceania and the pacific islands. together with its affiliated companies mariana express lines (mell) and malaysia shipping corporation, pil serves customers at over 500 locations in more than 90 countries worldwide with a fleet of around 100 container vessels.