Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is proud to announce that the fourth of eight 5,888-TEU S-Class vessels was named the m.v. OOCL Dubai by the vessel’s Sponsors Mrs Jennifer Liu Sung and Ms Amy Liu at the Koyo Dockyard Co. Ltd., of Imabari Shipbuilding Group, in Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on 29 June 2006.
Mr. CC Tung, Chairman and Chief Executive of Orient Overseas International Limited, OOCL's parent company, spoke at the ceremony: “Once again, it is my great honor to be here today at the Koyo Dockyard to witness the completion of this beautiful vessel."
“We are most gratified and honored to have the OOCL Dubai built and made ready by the finest shipyard in Japan to serve OOCL’s customers.”
The OOCL Dubai, is one of eight S-Class, next-generation vessels being built for OOCL by Koyo Dockyard of Imabari Shipbuilding Group. The vessel's advanced technology fully complies with the international regulations including environmental protection, and is the fourth of the S-Class vessels to be delivered to OOCL this year.
The OOCL Dubai has a special place in OOCL's services, as it will be the inaugural vessel to be deployed on OOCL's newest service linking China with Malaysia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
The new Middle East-Asia Express service (MAX), will be the largest-capacity provider in the Asia/Middle East Trade, and the OOCL Dubai will cover a port rotation of: Shanghai / Ningbo / Hong Kong / Shekou / Singapore / Port Kelang / Jebel Ali / Port Kelang / Singapore / Hong Kong and back to Shanghai, for a 35-day round trip.
"This state-of-the-art, S-Class vessel and her sister ships, comes at a most opportune time; providing us with the necessary asset to cover our new Middle East – Asia service, our MAX service, and offer ever-greater advantages to our customers," said Mr Tung.
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Headquartered in Hong Kong, OOCL is one of the world's leading container transport and logistics service providers, with more than 230 offices in 58 countries. Linking Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, the company offers transportation services to all major east/west trading economies of the world. OOCL is one of the leading international carriers serving China, providing a full range of logistics and transportation services throughout the country. It is also an industry leader in the use of information technology and e-commerce to manage the entire cargo process. Website: www.oocl.com
