Pacific International Lines (PIL) is a Singaporean shipping company incorporated in Singapore on 16 March 1967.
[1] It was founded by Singaporean entrepreneur Chang Yun Chung, who was the world's oldest billionaire[2] until he died at 102 in September 2020.
MELL has continued to operate under its own brand and pre-existing business, as agreed internally at the time of the purchase.
[4] In June 2017, PIL and COSCO entered into a mutual chartering agreement, to supply and exchange vessels during shipping demand peak times.
[5] In February 2018, as forerunner in IT improvements, PIL has implemented a blockchain supply platform to share established data with DP World - Port of Singapore via IBM systems.