OOCL is proud to announce on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 the christening of its third in the line of sixteen 4,578-TEU vessels, ordered with Samsung Heavy Industries since 2004.
The new vessel has been named the m.v. OOCL Houston by sponsor Mrs. Tania Martin-Dowd, the wife of Mr. Stephen Dowd, Vice-President Infrastructure for the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.
Philip Chow, chief executive officer of OOCL, said in the opening address at the ceremony, “This vessel demonstrates OOCL’s continued commitment to providing a vital link to world trade. We are proud to name the vessel after the dynamic city of Houston, Texas. The city is famous for its oil and energy industries, which in turn rely on the global transportation business for their success. With such a name, the OOCL Houston will be an ambassador for world trade.”
The m.v. OOCL Houston will be deployed on the Asia-Australia AEA 1 service.
The port rotation is: Kaohsiung / Hong Kong / Shanghai / Shekou / Hong Kong / Sydney / Melbourne / Brisbane and back to Kaohsiung in a 35-day round trip.
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: http://www.oocl.com/