OOCL is celebrating the European maiden calls of OOCL Shenzhen. OOCL Shenzhen, is a SX class vessel, with the largest declared capacity of the world at 8,063 TEUs.
The vessel arrived from Asia in Southampton on June 3rd before proceeding to Hamburg and Rotterdam. OOCL Shenzhen operates in OOCL’s existing China Europe Express Loop of the Asia Europe Service of the Grand Alliance.
Ted Wang, Managing Director, OOCL (Europe) Limited said, "We are delighted to welcome OOCL Shenzhen to Europe which underlines our committment to serving our customers growing level of business with China and the rest of Asia. The SX Class vessels will provide us with excellent service and economies of scale in the years to come.They will help OOCL provide the vital link in World Trade."
OOCL so far has two 8,000 TEU SX Class newbuildings scheduled for delivery in 2003, four for delivery during 2004 and a further two for delivery in 2005.
OOCL Shenzhen
Particulars of OOCL Shenzhen :
Length : 323 M
Speed : 25.2 Knots at full load
DWT (M/T) : 100,000
Delivered from Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Korea in April 2003
China Europe Express Loop
Port rotation as follows:
Shanghai/Xiamen/Yantian/Hong Kong/ Singapore/ Suez/ Southampton/ Hamburg/ Rotterdam/ Gioia Tauro/ Port Said/ Port Kelang/ Singapore/ Hong Kong and back to Shanghai, a round trip of 56 days.
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. OOCL is an international container transportation and logistics service provider headquartered in Hong Kong. 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
