OOCL is proud to announce on July 17, 2009, the christening of the eighth Panamax class vessel in our line of sixteen 4,500-TEU vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.
The new vessel was christened the m.v. OOCL Brisbane by sponsor Ms Samantha Honan, the daughter of Mr Dick Honan, Chairman of the Manildra Group.
“Having Ms Honan as the sponsor of for OOCL Brisbane recognizes OOCL’s important relationship with the Manildra Group - Australia’s largest processor of wheat - and one of OOCL’s top customers in Australia,” said Philip Chow, CEO of OOCL, speaking at the vessel’s christening ceremony in Korea.
“We are proud to name OOCL Brisbane after the Port of Brisbane in Australia. The Port of Brisbane is a vibrant trading hub on the East Coast of Australia, and is one of the top three Australian ports by cargo volume. It is also the fastest-growing Australian port. With this strategic location, Brisbane provides a vital link for the import and export of goods from Asia and rest of the world to and from Australia,” said Mr Chow. "We are certain that the OOCL Brisbane will live up to its name by providing a vital link to world trade. With such vessels, OOCL can improve the service we provide to our customers, offering greater economies of scale, increased capacity and higher frequency of sailings."
The OOCL Brisbane will be deployed on the Asia-Australia AEA 2 service. The port rotation is: Yokohama / Osaka / Busan / Shanghai / Ningbo / Hong Kong / Kaohsiung / Melbourne / Sydney / Brisbane and back to Yokohama on a 35-day round trip.
Above - (pictured left to right) Mr Dick Honan, Chairman of the Manildra Group; Ms Samantha Honan, sponsor; Mr Philip Chow, Chief Executive Officer of OOCL; Mr. S.Y. Bae, President and Shipyard General Manager of Samsung Heavy Industries.
Below - Group photo at the naming ceremony of the OOCL Brisbane, held at Geoje Shipyard, Korea on July 17, 2009.
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 280 offices in 55 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: http://www.oocl.com/
