November

• OOCL won "Shipping Line of the Year Award" for Australia-to-North Asia Trade at the 2005 Lloyds List DCN Australian Shipping and Transport Awards.
• OOCL-operated Kaohsiung Terminal in Taiwan (KAOCT), announced full conversion of container yard to a “green” enterprise in keeping with OOCL's Environmental ethics and Core Value of Community Responsibility.
• OOCL noted for its first-place standing among international carriers for voluntary vessel-speed reduction at Port of Long Beach. The Port's "Green Flag Incentive Program," monitored 2,470 voyages by international carriers in the first six months of 2005. OOCL held its premier status with a 93-percent compliance rate.

September

• In order to ensure that OOCL customers have the most up-to-date correct, complete and real-time Customs clearance and trade finance information of every major economic city and country – at anytime and anywhere -  OOCL Taiwan office uploaded all the relevant information on the 'Shipping Information Board'.
• OOCL's Global Data Center as certified with the BS7799 Certification by Mr Fabrice Eglof, the Executive Director of the Sociente Generale de Surveillance for Hong Kong (SGS).

August

• OOIL announced a profit before taxation of US$329.4 million compared with US283.2 million for the same period last year.  After taxation and minority interests, the Group reported a profit of US$308.9 million, compared with US$268.4 million earned during the first half of 2004

June

• OOCL announced value-creating features to its Japanese OOCL.com website, providing customers with ever-increased functionality and service.
• The member lines of the Grand Alliance have announced new Asia-Europe and Transpacific service starting from July 2005.  Eight weekly services will be provided between Asia and Europe and 11 on the Transpacific, including four all-water US East Coast loops

May

• OOCL announced that it would introduce its own Vietnam/Hong Kong/Singapore feeder service.

April

• OOCL announced that it would establish its own office in Genoa, Italy, operating under the name OOCL (Italy) S.r.l. To open on July 1, 2005, the office will serve to meet the growing demand for OOCL services in the Italian market.

March

• Orient Overseas (International) Ltd (“OOIL”) announced a profit after taxation and minority interests of US$670.4 million for the year ended 31st December 2004, a 104% increase over the attributable profit of US$329 million recorded in 2003.  The Directors are recommending a final dividend of US18 cents (HK$1.4) per share.The Directors are also recommending a bonus issue of shares on the basis of one (1) bonus share for every ten (10) existing issued ordinary shares.

February

• OOCL’s seventh SX-class (8,063 TEUs) vessel, OOCL Atlanta, was named today in the Geoje Shipyard of Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea – the yard where it was built.

January

• Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL) signed a Letter of Intent under the terms of which OOCL will invest jointly with the Ningbo Port Group and others in the development of 5 berths at the Port of Beilun container terminal. Involving a total waterfront of 1,650 metres with a draft of 17 metres, OOCL will take a 20 percent stake in the project which will involve a total investment of up to US$650 million.  Other potential joint venture partners remain to be identified. Finance of the project will be evaluated in due course once details and timings become more definite.