Dear Customers, In order to protect the fragile environment that we live in, OOCL has decided to use electronic Christmas greeting cards (e-cards) instead of paper cards from now on.We have selected three images from a collection of paintings by children who were patients at the Shanghai Children's Medical Centre (SCMC) and beneficiaries of Project HOPE. Founded in 1958, Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) is a non-profit organization and aims to help people around the worl
December 15, 2001
On 21 November 2001 Freightliner Ltd officially named one of its new class 66 diesel locomotives ‘OOCL Express’ to symbolise the dedication of a daily train service to its ten-year contract with customer Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).‘The decision by Freightliner to dedicate a new and very reliable locomotive worth over £1.5 million to the contract is in line with our strategy to increase the efficiency of our services. It means we can achieve high reliability targets and improve cost an
November 30, 2001
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced today the appointment of Baltic Group Limited as their new agent in Lithuania.OOCL serves the Lithuanian market by utilizing its own dedicated Scan Baltic Express (SBX) via Riga, Latvia, and also by utilizing public feeders via Klaipeda. The SBX service has been making direct weekly calls at Riga since July 2001
September 11, 2001
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced today the appointment of Hanza Forwarding as their new agent in Latvia.OOCL’s Scan Baltic Express (SBX) has been making direct weekly calls at Riga since July 2001.
September 06, 2001
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and UK rail freight operator Freightliner have signed an historic contract today to provide OOCL with a dedicated round trip train for ten years. The contract, which begins on 3 September 2001, is the first of its type to be signed between Freightliner and a global container transportation and logistic provider for this length of time.
August 21, 2001
Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) today announced a cooperation to introduce a new Coordinated Service between ports in Europe.In this new service which is to be known as Iberia Scan Express (ISX) Service, MISC will provide two (2) vessels of 736 TEU each, whilst OOCL will contribute one (1) vessel with carrying capacity of 600 TEU. As part of the cooperation, MISC and OOCL will exchange slots on the three (3) vessels.
August 20, 2001
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (“OOIL”) Group today announced a profit before taxation of US$54.7 million compared with US$35.2 million for the same period last year. After taxation and minority interests, the Group reported a profit of US$49.1 million, an increase of US$24.9 million from US$24.2 million in the first half of 2000.
August 17, 2001
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced today that with effect from July 25, 2001 its weekly Scan Baltic Express (SBX) service will make direct calls in Riga, Latvia. This will enhance the service currently provided to OOCL’s Latvian customers.
July 13, 2001
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) celebrated the christening of OOCL France on June 29, 2001 in Shanghai, a post Panamax container vessel ordered by the company under a long-term charter agreement with the Hamburg, Germany-based company Nordcapital GmbH.The sponsor, Ms. Isabelle Fernandez, Conseiller economique et commercial pres le Consulat general de France, christened OOCL France.
July 04, 2001
Web-based shipping portal CargoSmart™ , signed a significant three-year agreement with Hewlett-Packard .CargoSmart™ will outsource its data hosting to Hewlett-Packard who will act as a neutral party to ensure that CargoSmart’s multiple-carrier customer data is kept completely proprietary. The Hewlett-Packard service, which will be hosted primarily out of Hong Kong, will be deployed in just several weeks.
May 23, 2001
OOCL announced today the appointment of Adamis Shipping Agency Ltd as its Agent in Greece. Full details are:Adamis Shipping Agency,8 -10 Sahtouri Street,Piraeus 185 37,
Greece.Telephone:30 1 4284180Fax: 30 1 4284186
May 23, 2001
For the third time in seven years, Canada Maritime and Orient Overseas Container Line, long-term partners in the St Lawrence Co-ordinated Service (SLCS), have agreed they will each commission new tonnage to be built simultaneously for deployment in the trade between North Europe and North America via Montreal.The two shipping lines have contracted with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery of South Korea to construct three ice-strengthened and winterised container ships.
May 21, 2001
OOCL expands its China office network in Shantou by the appointment of Shantou Ping Ye International Freight Corporation Ltd. as its general agent.This appointment is effective from April 16th 2001 and will provide OOCL’s customers in Shantou, Shanwei, Jieyang and Chaozhou area full range of services including rate inquiry/quotation, booking, issuance of bill of lading, cargo tracking and freight payment not to mention equipment management.
April 12, 2001
Dear customers, Effective April 2, 2001, OOCL’s North America headquarters will relocate from Pleasanton to San Ramon, California. All e-mail addresses will remain the same.
March 30, 2001
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) celebrated the christening of OOCL Germany on March 24, 2001, a post Panamax container vessel ordered by the company under a long-term time charter agreement with the Hamburg, German-based company, Nordcapital .Frau Luise Scherf, wife of Oberburgermeister Dr. Henning Scherf, Prime Minister of the city-state of Bremen, christened OOCL Germany.
March 26, 2001
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) today announced an expansion of its weekly’s Scan Baltic Express (SBX) service. Since April 1999, two dedicated ice-class ships have been deployed. These are currently the 600 teu OOCL Neva and OOCL Nevskiy.
March 21, 2001
Orient Overseas (International) Ltd (“OOIL”) today announced a profit after taxation and minority interests of US$111.9 million for the year ended 31st December 2000, a 67% increase over the US$67.2 million recorded for the corresponding period in 1999. The Directors are recommending a final dividend of US3 cents (HK23.4 cents).
March 16, 2001
China Shipping Container Lines Co., LTD (China Shipping), Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) and Zim Israel Navigation Company Ltd (ZIM Line) jointly announce today a new Australia-East Asia service, covering Australia and the Greater China markets of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
This dedicated new service, which will commence in May, will provide customers with faster transit times between East Asia and Australia, and a more comprehensive coverage of ports.
March 02, 2001
OOCL announces today a new dedicated service between South Korea and North China with a 300 Teu vessel. The service will start at Pusan, followed by Dalian, before heading to Xingang in North China.
February 26, 2001
Built on the strong momentum of the early October 2000 launch, CargoSmart™, a common carrier platform, has added a new interactive Sailing Schedule to its suite of "smart" applications that places CargoSmart™ further ahead of competition.With the new Sailing Schedule, customers can now search and filter over 4,000 points pairs schedule by cities and countries of origin and destination, cargo cutoff and availability times.
January 29, 2001
