About PIL
Pacific International Lines, Southeast Asia’s largest homegrown carrier, founded in Singapore in 1967. Known for one of the deepest Africa networks of any container line.
Main trade areas: Intra-Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America.
PIL.
Pacific International Lines, Southeast Asia’s largest homegrown carrier, founded in Singapore in 1967.
Container prefixes 8
Trade areas 4
Directory rank #12
Everything for PIL in one place
Track a box, pick a sailing, price the lane and count the free days. Every tool below works for PIL boxes and lanes.
How to track a PIL container
Every PIL box carries an ISO 6346 number: four letters (the owner prefix), six digits and a check digit. PIL prefixes include PIDU, PILU, PCIU, TAJM and YIJH. Enter the container number, the bill of lading or the booking reference and Navo24 detects which one it is.
The tracker joins PIL's own events (gate out, loaded, departed, transhipped, discharged) with the vessel's AIS position, so you see where the box is now, not where it was at the last port call.
PIL schedules, rates and free time
Before booking, compare sailings on your lane by transit time and real on-time reliability across all carriers, PIL included where it publishes schedules.
For the price, FreightRatesMCP shows market rates for 20GP, 40GP and 40HC on a port pair. After arrival, demurrage and detention start once PIL's free time runs out, and Navo24 counts the days left on every box.
PIL: questions shippers ask
What is the PIL SCAC code?
PIL's Standard Carrier Alpha Code is PILU. Other codes seen on its documents: MERU, PABV, PCIU, PCSU.
What do PIL container numbers start with?
PIL containers use the owner prefixes PIDU, PILU, PCIU, TAJM and YIJH, followed by six digits and a check digit.
How do I track a PIL container?
Paste the container, bill of lading or booking number into the tracking box on this page. No sign-up is needed for a single lookup.
