OOCL Appoints New Agent in Turkey
OOCL today announced the appointment of Vestamar gemi acenteligi ve ticaret as its new Agent in Turkey, effective 1st July 2007. Vestamar has offices in Istanbul and Izmir.
Vestamar’s shareholders are the same for OOCL’s existing Turkish agent, Barkon.
“Vestamar will be wholly dedicated to OOCL’s activities in Turkey. We believe we can best serve our customers by having a dedicated focus on OOCL’s growing range of services to and from Turkey,” said Henry Wong, Managing Director OOCL (Europe) Limited.
“These services include the recently-announced Grand Alliance Asia Black Sea (ABX) service, which will have weekly calls in Istanbul and Izmir. The ABX will offer transits from and to Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, and Singapore,” said Mr Wong.
“In addition, OOCL has established links with North America on its AEX service via Gioia Tauro. Intra European opportunities will also be explored. We look forward to helping our customers develop their business to and from Turkey.”
“Finally, we thank the Management of Barkon for ensuring a seamless transfer of OOCL business to Vestamar,” said Mr Wong.
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Headquartered in Hong Kong, OOCL is one of the world's leading container transport and logistics service providers, with more than 230 offices in 58 countries. 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
