OOCL announced today it will revise its schedule rotations to enhance its coverage of the fast expanding Scan Baltic region.
OOCL will have two separate dedicated fixed-day weekly service schedules using a total of five modern ice-breaking vessels. The latest vessel, OOCL St Petersburg, will join the service in early June.
SBX1 will have three 600-teu vessels, OOCL Narva, OOCL Nevskiy, and OOCL St Petersburg, operating on a 21 day round voyage. Call schedule: Rotterdam / Antwerp / Hamburg / Gdansk / St Petersburg / Gdansk / Hamburg / Rotterdam / St Petersburg / Rotterdam.
SBX2 will have two vessels, OOCL Neva (600 TEU) and OOCL Novgorod (500 TEU), operating on a 14 day round voyage. Call schedule: Rotterdam / Grangemouth / Hull / Antwerp / Rotterdam / Klaipeda / Helsinki / Hamina / Rotterdam.
Containers to/from Asia, Australia and North America can be relayed via Rotterdam and Antwerp to/from the SBX service.
“The enhancement to our schedules will further improve the service quality to our customers through improved schedule reliability and faster transit times between the key ports,” said Ted Wang, Managing Director, OOCL (Europe). “OOCL has had a dedicated SBX service for seven years. We are committed to maintaining our strong presence to help customers develop their businesses in the region. Indeed, the importance of the Russian market has been recognized by us naming our latest vessel OOCL St Petersburg.”
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
