Pacific International Lines (PIL) is set to revolutionize Southeast Asian transport with its new weekly direct service, the Thailand Philippines Straits Service (TPS), launching on February 15, from Manila, Philippines.
Studies show will bring the key ports of Thailand, the Philippines, and Singapore nearer together and enhance PIL’s connections within the region. A consortium of vessels with a median capacity of 750 TEUs, collectively operated by PIL and Philippine-based Iris Lines, Inc., will serve TPS, reported Asia Cargo News.
PIL Intra-Asia Services General manager Surendran Mathilagath is excited by the new companies.
“The introduction of this new service is a part of our ongoing drive to enhance our coverage in Asia. It additionally marks our dedication to strengthening our linkages with Asia’s quite a few ports.
“By adding this new TPS service, PIL is providing a robust connection among the many key Southeast Asian countries of the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore.
“This would significantly raise our competitiveness in Asia, enabling us to supply competitive options and transit instances inside Southeast Asia, as nicely as to the the rest of our global network.
“This is according to PIL’s commitment to delivering connectivity and worth to our prospects worldwide.”
The new TPS service will observe the Bangkok – Laem Chabang – Manila – Singapore – Bangkok port rotation.
While the transport trade has been boosted by the news linking the Southeast Asian ports the identical can’t be mentioned about flights in Thailand.
Regional airline Bangkok Airways announced the short-term suspension of two of its routes “until further discover.”
Bangkok Airways will suspend all flights on the home Bangkok – Hat Yai route on March 1, 2023.
The international route Bangkok – Da Nang, in Vietnam, shall be suspended from May 1, 2023.
The airline didn’t reveal the reason for the short-term suspension of the 2 well-liked routes with no set dates for their return.
Passengers who already bought tickets on the aforementioned routes past the suspension dates have three options…
For more data, passengers can call Bangkok Airways’ helpline on 1771 or 02-270-6699 between 8am – 8pm..