OOCL’s Global Data Centre was certified with the BS7799 Certification by Mr Fabrice Egloff the Executive Director of the Société Générale de Surveillance for Hong Kong (SGS). The BS7799 Certification is an internationally-recognized Code of Practice for Information Security Management Systems, adopted by ISO standard to form ISO17799.

Mr Ken Chih, Chief Information Officer of OOCL received the Certificate on behalf of the Global Data Centre. "Our goal in implementing BS7799 is to provide world class quality and secure information to our customers and partners,” he said.

Mr Egloff praised OOCL in its efforts to protect its systems and its information from security breach. “OOCL realizes the importance of managing the security of the information systems and business-critical information.”

“The adoption of information security management system, BS 7799, is definitely a useful tool to achieve higher customer satisfaction, greater convenience in doing business and more reliable services. At the same time, all the staff from the Global Data Centre has demonstrated their total commitment and passion for improvements throughout the process,” he said.

Mr Ken Chih, Director and CIO of OOCL, received the BS7799 Certificate from Mr Fabrice Egloff, the Executive Director of SGS HK Limited, on behalf of OOCL’s Global Data Centre. Seen here, from left to right, are Mr Egloff, Mr Chih and CEO of OOCL, Mr Philip Chow 
 
“A proactive security measure, BS7799 circumvents the risk or exposure of OOCL’s most critical asset: its information. BS7799 covers all aspects of security within and between organizations. The standard states a total of 10 control areas (domains), 36 control objectives and 127 detail controls for information security management control. The majority of BS7799 controls are focused on information security risks as they are managed by people, processes and technology.”
“We are honored to accept this certificate to show OOCL's commitment to serve our customers, and I thank all our colleagues in their dedication to make this happen," said Mr. Chih.

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