On 14 December 2010, OOCL entered into a Shipbuilding Contract with Hudong for the construction of two 8,888 TEU vessels.
December 16, 2010
OOCL is delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Liner Trade Award to Europe in the 5th Annual Lloyd's List DCN Australian Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards, held in Sydney, Australia.
December 02, 2010
OOCL has been selected as “Vendor of the Year 2010” from Mallory Dallas Cotton Division and Mallory Alexander International Logistics in Atlanta.
November 17, 2010
OOCL is pleased to announce our participation in the Fair Winds Charter, a voluntary shipping industry initiative which has been facilitated by the Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association, Hong Kong Shipowners Association, and Civic Exchange (a Hong Kong-based independent think tank).
November 02, 2010
OOCL has demonstrated its industry leadership in innovative IT solutions with the launch of Mobile Rates of Exchange for valued customers.
November 01, 2010
On October 21, 2010, OOCL customers were briefed on details of new European regulations by expert Peter Steehouwer, OOCL’s Inter Enterprise Process Integrator.
October 22, 2010
OOCL won the Environment Protection Award at the Seatrade China Awards Ceremony held in Dalian on October 13, 2010.
October 19, 2010
Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), have announced a Winter Program between Europe and Far East by adjusting capacity to the seasonal demand of our customers.
October 13, 2010
To ensure the continued provision of high quality services and sufficient capacity to cater for our customer requirements, OOCL is implementing the next phase of our revenue recovery programme with effect from October 15, 2010.
September 30, 2010
To ensure the continued provision of high quality services and sufficient capacity to cater for our customer requirements, OOCL is implementing our revenue recovery programme with effect from October 1, 2010.
August 30, 2010
OOCL would like to advise our valued customers that we will apply a General Rate Increase on Trans-Atlantic services with effect from October 1, 2010.
August 30, 2010
OOCL is pleased to announce introduction of the new Atlantic Express Shuttle (AES) offering a weekly sprint service between Antwerp and New York.
August 12, 2010
OOCL Green Week, held annually in July in 55 countries around the world, highlights the importance of environmental protection in the communities where OOCL staff live and work. The 2010 theme was “Acting Green”.
August 09, 2010
OOCL’s global activities during Green Week in July highlight our commitment to environmental care. Year-round, OOCL is dedicated to reducing the use of paper in our global network of offices, with a commitment to using eDocumentation (eDoc) for a variety of services.
August 09, 2010
Evergreen Line, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Simatech Shipping have agreed to operate a new joint Southeast Asia-India-Middle East liner service beginning on August 20.
August 06, 2010
To ensure the continued provision of high quality services and sufficient capacity to cater for our customer requirements, OOCL is implementing the next phase of our revenue recovery programme with effect from August 15, 2010.
July 21, 2010
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) is proud to announce its inclusion as a founding constituent in the new Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index.
July 16, 2010
Water levels in the St. Lawrence River are at historically low levels as a result of a less winter snow and less rainfall during the spring. The latest projections are that water levels will not improve in the coming months.
July 09, 2010
To ensure the continued provision of high quality services and sufficient capacity to cater for our customer requirements, OOCL is implementing the next phase of our revenue recovery programme with effect from Aug 1, 2010.
July 09, 2010
Owens Corning recently named OOCL as a recipient of a 2009 Global Logistics Carrier Excellence award.
July 08, 2010
OOCL today announced the appointment of a new agent in Kuwait, effective July 14, 2010.
July 06, 2010
OOCL is pleased to announce the following changes in our headquarters and management positions, effective from August 1, 2010
July 06, 2010
OOCL is pleased to announce that the OOCL Carbon Calculator is now available on Mobile OOCL.com, from June 23, 2010. The innovative new service can be accessed by all major mobile systems and smart phones, including but not limited to: Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Symbian, iPhone and Android. Customers may access the Carbon Calculator directly from http://m.oocl.com
June 23, 2010
OOCL is pleased to announce the extension of the KTX3 service on the Intra-Asia trade, with effect from June 27, 2010.
The extended KTX3 service will now call at Singapore, Jakarta and Port Kelang, and will provide increased frequency to and from Jakarta. Direct service will be offered from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shekou to Jakarta and Port Kelang to Japan ports.
June 14, 2010
To ensure the continued provision of high quality services and sufficient capacity to cater for our customer requirements, OOCL is implementing the next phase of our revenue recovery programme with effect from July 15, 2010.
June 14, 2010
OOCL has demonstrated its industry leadership in innovative IT solutions with the launch of Mobile Vessel Tracking for valued customers. The new Mobile Vessel Tracking solution offers our customers the ability to search and track any OOCL vessel from the convenience of their mobile device.
June 14, 2010
To ensure the continued provision of high quality services and sufficient capacity to cater for our customer requirements, OOCL is implementing the next phase of our revenue recovery programme with effect from July 15, 2010.
June 04, 2010
OOCL is proud to announce on June 1, 2010, the christening of our newest vessel, the OOCL Jakarta (4,578 TEUs). This vessel is the last in our line of 32 vessels on order from Samsung Heavy Industries. The order included sixteen 4,578 vessels and sixteen 8,063 vessels.
June 01, 2010
OOCL is proud to announce on May 31, 2010, the christening of our newest vessel, the OOCL Savannah, the fifteenth in our line of sixteen 4,578 TEU vessels on order from Samsung Heavy Industries.
May 31, 2010
To ensure the continued provision of high quality services and sufficient capacity to cater for our customer requirements, OOCL is implementing the next phase of our revenue recovery programme with effect from July 1, 2010.
May 28, 2010
In order to ensure the continued provision of sufficient capacity to cater for our customer requirements we are implementing the next phase of our revenue recovery programme with effect from July 1 2010.
May 20, 2010
OOCL is pleased to inform our customers about the enhanced Invoice function in My OOCL Center, developed to meet their specific needs. My OOCL Center helps lower costs of doing business, saves time, and offers total transparency and maximum control.
The new Invoice features have been enhanced to provide maximum efficiency, consistency and accuracy in the billing process.
May 20, 2010
OOCL is proud to announce on May 17, 2010, the christening of our newest vessel, the OOCL Guangzhou, the fourteenth in our line of sixteen 4,578 TEU vessels on order from Samsung Heavy Industries.
May 17, 2010
OOCL is pleased to announce that we will introduce a new China/ Thailand/ Vietnam service, (CTV), in response to increasing customer demand in the region.
April 30, 2010
OOCL is proud to announce on April 30, 2010, the christening of our newest vessel, the OOCL Luxembourg, the sixteenth in our line of sixteen 8,063 TEU vessels on order from Samsung Heavy Industries.
April 30, 2010
OOCL is delighted to announce the launch of the OOCL Carbon Calculator on April 27, 2010. The calculator is designed to assist OOCL customers in measuring the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in their supply chain. OOCL’s carbon calculator is the first emissions calculator of its kind to offer multiple shipment searches, and full intermodal data using actual emissions figures from OOCL ships.
April 27, 2010
OOCL is delighted to announce an enhanced feature, ePouch, in the eFolder (Shipment Folder) of My OOCL Center, developed to meet the specific needs of our customers. My OOCL Center helps customers lower costs of doing business, saves time, and offers total transparency and maximum control.
April 15, 2010
OOCL is proud to announce on April 13, 2010, the christening of our newest vessel, the OOCL London, the fifteenth SX class vessel (8,063 TEU) in OOCL’s line of sixteen SX class vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.
April 13, 2010
Grand Alliance partners Hapag-Lloyd (HL), Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced today they will add a direct Vietnam call at Cai Mep deepwater port to their South China Sea Japan Express (SCX) service, from May 2010. This additional link is a further improvement of the Grand Alliance service network.
March 25, 2010
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd., (OOCL) and COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. (COSCON) jointly announced changes to their existing Middle East Express service (MEX).
March 24, 2010
In order to maintain and strengthen the high level of service quality and a comprehensive global liner network for all of our customers, OOCL would like to advise that we will introduce a rate restoration programme.
February 23, 2010
Ocean freight rates continue to be below the required level to cover basic operating costs or transportation costs. Considering that the current levels are unsustainable for the long term a General Rate Increase will be applied with effect from April 1st, 2010.
February 08, 2010
OOCL has demonstrated its industry leadership in innovative IT solutions with the launch of Mobile Cargo Tracking for valued customers.
January 27, 2010
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) - HKEx: 316 - today announced the sale of the entire share capital of Orient Overseas Developments Limited (“OODL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary engaged in property development and investment in the PRC, to CapitaLand China (RE) Holdings Co., Ltd (“CapitaLand”) for US$2.2 billion in cash.
January 18, 2010
OOCL is proud to announce on January 11, 2010, the christening of our newest vessels, the OOCL Seoul, the fourteenth SX class vessel (8,063 TEU) in OOCL’s line of sixteen SX class vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.
January 11, 2010
OOCL is proud to announce on January 8, 2010, the christening of our newest vessels, the OOCL Washington (8,063 TEU) and the OOCL Le Havre (4,578 TEU) at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard on Geoje island, Korea.
January 08, 2010
