OOCL Shenzhen, the largest vessel of the OOCL container fleet at 8,063 TEUs, sailed into Yantian Terminal, Shenzhen today on her maiden voyage to Europe.
OOCL Shenzhen was christened in Korea on 30th April, 2003 by Mrs Irene Chang, wife of Mr TR Chang, CEO of Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. OOCL Shenzhen commenced her maiden voyage by calling at Shanghai, Xiamen and then Shenzhen under OOCL’s China Europe Express Loop of the Asia Europe Service of the Grand Alliance.
OOCL Shenzhen will call Hong Kong, Singapore next in Asia and then on to Europe through the Suez Canal.
Particulars of OOCL Shenzhen:
Length: 323 m
Speed: 25.2 knots at full load
DWT (M/T): 100,000
Draft (in meter) : 14.528 M
China Europe Express Loop
Port rotation as follows:
Shanghai / Xiamen / Yantian / Hong Kong / Singapore / Suez / Southampton / Hamburg / Rottenham / 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
