OOCL Charleston named at Geoje Shipyard, Korea

OOCL is proud to announce on December 18, 2009, the christening of the twelfth 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 Charleston by sponsor Mrs Louisa Cheng, the wife of Mr Edward Cheng, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, USI Holdings Limited, and Chairman, Lanson Place Hospitality Management Limited.

Mr CC Tung, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), hosted the naming ceremony on behalf of the OOIL Group. Mr. J W Kim, the President and CEO of Samsung Heavy Industries, also attended the naming ceremony of the OOCL Charleston.

“The OOCL Charleston is named after the vibrant Port of Charleston, in South Carolina, United States. Today, Charleston is the fourth largest container seaport in the US and one of the largest containerized cargo ports on the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts. I am certain that the OOCL Charleston, as an ambassador for world trade, will proudly live up to its name,” said Mr CC Tung, speaking at the vessel’s christening ceremony in Korea.

“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,” said Mr Tung.

Pictured above (left-to-right): Mr Edward Cheng; Mrs Louisa Cheng; Mrs Harriet Tung; Mr CC Tung.

OOCL Charleston will be deployed on the China Pakistan Express (CPX) service. The port rotation is: Shanghai / Ningbo / Shekou / Singapore / Karachi / Mundra / Nhava Sheva / Penang / Port Kelang / Singapore / Hong Kong and back to Shanghai in a 35-day round trip.

Pictured above: Group photo of the naming ceremony of the OOCL Charleston, Geoje Island, Korea, December 18, 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/