PIL operations in 2026
Pacific International Lines (PIL) was established in Singapore in 1967 and is among the top 12 container shipping lines, the largest home-grown carrier in Southeast Asia, with a fleet of around 100 container vessels serving customers in more than 90 countries and over 500 locations. PIL runs its own global services out of Singapore, and a PIL booking names PIL as the contractual carrier.
Asia, China, and Africa. PIL's network depth runs through China and Africa. Out of China it operates 28 container liner sailings a week with its regional headquarters in Shanghai, and it has served Africa since the 1970s, reaching close to 30 countries. That China and Africa coverage is the spine of PIL's standalone global network and the part of its footprint no other carrier page here covers.
DCSA's newest member. PIL joined DCSA on 18 April 2024 as the 10th member, the only carrier to join after the founding nine, and has implemented Track and Trace 2.2. Unlike OOCL, which is not a DCSA member, PIL exposes a standards-based tracking path; its distinctive DCSA position is being the newest member, with a single implemented standard. No PIL carrier-level schedule-reliability figure is published, so this page states no reliability percentage.
What Expedion handles for PIL
All five operational workflows, on one page.
Booking. PocketPIL (pocketpil.com), renamed from myPIL on 15 February 2024, is PIL's carrier-owned booking portal, where customers can amend, split, or merge bookings; the PocketPIL app is published by Pacific International Lines. PIL has implemented the DCSA Track and Trace 2.2 standard only, so there is no DCSA booking API path; booking runs through PocketPIL and PIL EDI. A PIL booking names PIL as the contractual carrier. Contract and spot rate specifics, and any booking-amendment fees, sit behind tariff and login walls and are not stated here.
Shipping instructions. PocketPIL accepts shipping-instruction submission, alongside PIL EDI. PIL's single implemented DCSA standard is Track and Trace 2.2, so there is no DCSA shipping-instructions API path; SI runs through the portal and EDI. SI, CY, and VGM cut-off hours sit behind login and are not stated here; Expedion agents work the documented channels.
Bill of lading. PIL issues electronic bills of lading on WaveBL, announced 24 July 2024; customers are not required to pre-register. PIL has implemented only the DCSA Track and Trace 2.2 standard, not a DCSA bill-of-lading standard, so the eBL runs on WaveBL rather than a DCSA API. Bill of lading amendment fees and turnaround times are not sourced and are not stated here.
Documentation. VGM, dangerous-goods declarations, and advance manifest filings. Advance manifest and cargo-security filings are handled per the destination country's regime, and Expedion agents file through PIL's documented channels. No PIL-specific surcharge is stated here, and no figure is ported from another carrier. No carrier-specific dangerous-goods penalty or approval time is stated.
Tracking. PIL is a DCSA member with Track and Trace 2.2 implemented, so a standards-based Track and Trace API path exists, alongside the PocketPIL portal and PIL EDI. Tracking is the one PIL workflow with a DCSA API path; booking, shipping instructions, and bill of lading run through the portal and EDI because PIL exposes no DCSA standard for those. Milestone events come through PIL's own systems: the PocketPIL portal, PIL EDI, and the DCSA Track and Trace API.
PIL's fee schedules, including any bill of lading amendment, manual shipping instruction, and regulatory filing surcharges, sit behind regional tariff pages and login walls, and the amounts vary by region. Pages on this site cite validated figures only and mark un-sourced geographies as gaps rather than inventing numbers.
TMS compatibility
Expedion agents operate PIL workflows on top of your existing TMS, connecting through PIL EDI and PocketPIL browser sessions. PIL is a DCSA member that has implemented Track and Trace 2.2, so the integration pattern is a DCSA Track and Trace API path for tracking, with portal sessions and EDI for booking, shipping instructions, and bill of lading. Your system of record stays intact.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the carrier of record on a PIL booking?
PIL is the contractual carrier named on your bill of lading. PIL runs its own global services and also takes part in vessel-sharing and slot-charter arrangements on some trades, so the operating vessel can be a partner's, but the booking and bill of lading name PIL.
Does PIL offer electronic bills of lading?
Yes. PIL issues electronic bills of lading on WaveBL, announced 24 July 2024, and customers are not required to pre-register. Expedion agents work the WaveBL flow alongside PIL's portal and EDI channels.
Is PIL a DCSA member, and how deep is its API?
Yes. PIL joined DCSA on 18 April 2024 as the 10th member, the only carrier to join after the founding nine, and has implemented Track and Trace 2.2. That gives a standards-based tracking API path; booking, shipping instructions, and bill of lading run through the PocketPIL portal and PIL EDI, because PIL has not implemented DCSA standards for those workflows.