m.v. OOCL Hamburg arrived Hong Kong on March 15, 2004 from Yantian on her maiden voyage from Asia to US, following her naming ceremony in Korea on February 20.
Senior Management from OOCL and representatives from Modern Terminals (MTL) were present at the CHT Terminal to welcome the arrival of the 8,063-TEU SX-class newbuilding.
m.v. OOCL Hamburg berthed at CHT Terminal, Kwai Chung
The British captain of m.v. OOCL Hamburg, Roger Llewellyn, received the commemorative plaque presented by MTL to commemorate the ship’s maiden call to Hong Kong.
m.v. OOCL Hamburg then left Asia en route to Long Beach, US.
R-L) Captain Roger Llewellyn, received the commemorative plaque
from Mr. Frank Jensen, General Manager (Marketing) of MTL,
onlooked by Mr. Allan Wong, Managing Director (Asia Pacific)
and Mr. S.C. Tai, General Manager, Fleet Management of OOCL.
The port rotation of m.v.OOCL Hamburg under the Super Shuttle Express (SSX) service of the Asia/US trade of the Grand Alliance is as follows:
Port Kelang / Singapore / Yantian / Hong Kong / Long Beach / Kaohsiung / Hong Kong / Shekou / Singapore , and back to Port Kelang for a round trip of 42 days.
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. OOCL headquartered in Hong Kong, is an international container transport and logistics service provider. 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: www.oocl.com