OOCL Southampton Named at the Geoje Shipyard

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is proud to announce the Monday, May 28th christening of its twelfth 8,063-TEU vessel, ordered from and built by Samsung Heavy Industries.

The newbuilding was named the m.v. OOCL Southampton by sponsor Mrs. Mariana Cheng, a noted humanitarian and the wife of Mr. Vincent Cheng, Chairman of the HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.

The m.v. OOCL Southampton will be deployed on the EU2 (Asia-Europe Westbound and Europe-East Asia Eastbound) Loop with the Grand Alliance.

The OOCL Southampton’s port rotation is: Kaohsiung/ Shekou/ Yantian/ Hong Kong/ Singapore/ Le Havre/ Amsterdam/ Hamburg/ Antwerp/ Southampton/ Gioia Tauro/ Jeddah/ Jebel Ali/ Singapore back to Kaohsiung in a 63-day round trip.

The Monday christening coincided with a new contract, signed by OOCL’s Chief Executive Officer, Philip Chow, for an option on another 4,506-TEU vessel, built by Samsung. This vessel would be in addition to a contract for five 4,506-TEU vessels, also built by Samsung for OOCL, signed on April 23, 2007.

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