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Iris Lines, Inc. recently started its joint service with Pacific International Lines with a maiden sailing from the Manila South Harbor
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The Thailand-Philippines-Singapore Straight Service connects the ports of Manila South Harbor, Singapore, Bangkok, and Laem Chabang on a weekly rotation
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The service uses MV Iris Paoay, a 1,118 twenty foot-equivalent unit capacity vessel owned by Iris Lines
Iris Lines, Inc. began its joint intra-Asia service with Pacific International Lines (PIL) with the recent sailing of MV Iris Paoay from the Manila South Harbor.
The Thailand-Philippines-Singapore Straight Service connects the ports in Manila South Harbor, Singapore, Bangkok, and Laem Chabang on a weekly rotation.
READ: Iris Lines, PIL offer joint Manila-Singapore-Thailand service
The MV Iris Paoay is a 1,118 twenty foot-equivalent unit (TEU) capacity vessel owned by Iris Lines, the shipping arm of Royal Cargo.
Stakeholders and executives of Iris Line and Singapore-based PIL recently met with the Bureau of Customs-Port of Manila district collector Michael Angelo Vargas who said the bureau would support the new service, guaranteeing seamless processing of cargoes and active coordination with Manila South Harbor operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI).
For its part, ATI said the new service will facilitate greater market accessibility for Philippine importers and exporters at a time of trade recovery.
“We are very pleased to host another first for the industry through the historic launching of the TPS Service which utilizes Iris Lines’ MV Paoay, the country’s first Philippine-registered international container vessel. This milestone is another testament to the strong partnership between ATI and international carriers which enables us to make smarter and faster trade happen in support of the growing Philippine economy,” ATI director and DP World Philippines president and chief executive officer William Khoury said.
ATI said it expects more inter-Asia connectivity via Manila South Harbor as MV Kota Hakim of Emirates Shipping Line and MV Kota Hapas of PIL also marked their maiden voyages from the port.
