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Mon, Oct 30, 2017 - 5:50 AM
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Mr Teo says with the new vessels on board, the shipping line can have "more meaningful dialogues" with members of shipping alliances.

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THE timing could not be more perfect for Singapore's largest box ship owner-operator, Pacific International Lines (PIL). The delivery of the largest ships to go on its fleet in the next 18 months comes just when box trade is recovering from a multi-year trough.

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