​​Milestones - 2019​

December

On December 21, 2019, the OOCL Nagoya made her maiden call to the Port of Durban, marking the first OOCL vessel to Africa.

OOCL was very honored to receive the Excellence in Environmental Management award at the 2019 Lloyd's List Europe Awards, (formerly known as the Global Awards), ceremony in London on December 10, 2019. This award pays tribute to a company that has made significant contributions to minimizing marine environment pollution.

November

OOCL proudly received the Hong Kong Sustainability Award and Special Recognition for Outstanding Sustainability Initiative: Environmental Dimension at the Hong Kong Sustainability Award 2018/19 ceremony on November 11, 2019. Receiving the two awards from the Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA), OOCL was pleased to be recognized for its achievements and dedication to sustainability and green initiatives.

OOCL was presented with the Liner Trade Award: Australia-South East Asia and the Customer Service Award at the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards 2019. The Liner Trade Award: Australia-South East Asia highlighted OOCL’s outstanding performance in meeting customer requirements through our AAA1, AAA2, and ASA service network.​

OOCL held a 50th Anniversary Free Family Fun Day event at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum to celebrate the company's fifty years anniversary with the Hong Kong community. Specially designed 50th anniversary postcard sets were available on charity sale at the museum where all proceeds were directly donated to the development fund of the museum.

September

Orient Overseas (International) Limited announced the appointment of new executive officer positions. Effective September 18, 2019, Mr. Haimin Wang, Co-Chief Executive Officer of OOCL, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of OOIL to succeed Mr. Xiaowen Huang. Mr. Zhijian Yang, General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Holdings and Managing Director of COSCO SHIPPING Lines, has been appointed as Co-Chief Executive Officer of OOCL to succeed Mr. Haimin Wang.

OOCL introduced new advances to MyOOCLReefer (MOR) services which leverages the latest technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile and telematic devices. The upgraded MOR brings an unprecedented level of transparency, visibility and convenience to shippers when they manage their reefer cargo shipments with OOCL.


August

OOCL once again won the 2019 Singapore Environmental Achievement Award (Regional) this year, an award that recognizes persistence and dedication to achieving environmental sustainability in all aspects of the business operation. This would be OOCL’s third time winning this award in the same category which is a testament of OOCL’s outstanding environmental stewardship.

On August 26, Orient Overseas (International) Limited and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) announced a profit attributable to equity holders of US$139.0 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019, compared to a loss of US$10.3 million for the same period in 2018.

July

On July 25, the OOCL Hong Kong made her maiden call to the Port of Hong Kong and was warmly welcomed by the community who went to marvel at one of the world’s largest containerships with a carrying capacity of 21,413 TEU.
 
OOCL announced the extension of its North Europe service network to the East Indian Subcontinent by introducing the new Middle East / Indian Subcontinent – North Europe Service (IP3) to be launched in October, 2019.  The IP3 product is the first of it’s kind in the industry, providing extensive coverage of India’s East Coast with direct linkage between the Middle East, India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Greece, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium and France.

June

With our commitment to environmental excellence, OOCL was proud to receive the Green Shipping Award at the Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia ceremony in Hong Kong, China on June 28, 2019.  Highly recognized as one of the most important events in the industry, this distinguished award celebrated and recognized our exceptional accomplishments in environmental sustainability.

OOCL received the Top Ranked Carrier 2019 award from the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) members who participated in the 14th AgTC Ocean Carrier Performance Survey. Over the last ten years, this was the fourth time that OOCL had been ranked at the top spot by AgTC members which comprised a broad and diverse cross-section of US agricultural and forest products exporters and importers from all geographic regions.

May

With our focus to expand our business network in the Latin America market and to meet the growing demand for quality services in this region, OOCL announced two new services, namely the Transpacific Latin Atlantic 2 (TLA2) and Transpacific Latin Caribbean 1 (TLC1), beginning in June. These new products provide customers with competitive and reliable services from Asia to South America East Coast and the Caribbean.

OOCL introduced the new Middle East / Indian Subcontinent – North Europe Services (IP1 and IP2) to strengthen our North Europe service network with the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent. The IP1 and IP2 provide direct linkage between the Middle East, Pakistan, India, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany, offering more competitive and reliable services than transshipment options.  

March

On March 25, Orient Overseas (International) Limited and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) announced a profit attributable to equity holders for 2018 of US$108.2 million, compared to a profit of US$137.7 million in 2017.

February

On February 18, OOCL was very proud to receive the “Digital Transformation Award” from ESCP Europe – a leading European business school celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. The awards program recognized outstanding achievements and success in the organization’s digital transformation journey.

January

For the third time in a row, OOCL received a rating of Level A, the highest ranking in the BICEPS (Boosting Initiatives for Collaborative Emissions-reduction with the Power of Shippers) assessment, for our excellent sustainability efforts and performance. BICEPS is a report card used by shippers in their global procurement process of ocean freight container carriers and OOCL was one of the only two carriers to have received an A rating.

OOCL received the “Social Capital Builder Logo Award” 2018 that recognizes our contributions to building social capital in Hong Kong. This Award program was organized by the Hong Kong Productivity Council and the Community Investment and Inclusion Fund set up by Hong Kong SAR Government. It was the second time that OOCL received this bi-yearly award.

OOCL was proud to announce a renewed set of industry-leading products in the third phase of the OCEAN Alliance product line scheduled to roll out from April 2019. The OCEAN Alliance members also extended their cooperation agreement for the duration of ten years, until March 31, 2027. Since the introduction of the Day One products in 2017, the OCEAN Alliance members had constantly set high quality standards and maintained very competitive schedule reliability levels while offering the most comprehensive network as possible.
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