OOCL celebrated the christening of "OOCL Shenzhen" at Koji Island, Korea today. "OOCL Shenzhen", is a "SX" class vessel, with the largest declared capacity of the world at 8,063 TEUs. It is also the largest vessel ever built by Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
The vessel was christened this morning by Mrs. Irene Chang, the wife of Mr. T.R. Chang, CEO of OOCLL
"OOCL Shenzhen" will be phased in as replacement tonnage for OOCL’s existing China Europe Express Loop of the Asia Europe Service of the Grand Alliance.
Mr. T.R. Chang, CEO of OOCLL said in his address at the christening ceremony, " The various newbuilding programmes have been in line with our long-term business and internal organic growth plans. We believe that these are what we must concentrate upon and be guided by so as to be prepared for future business growth. By enhancing our fleet, we can remain competitive and provide efficient services to our customers at greater economies of scale."
Centre : the sponsor, Mrs Irene Chang
Left: Mr. J.W. Kim, President of Samsung Heavy Industries
Right: CEO of OOCLL, Mr. T.R. Chang
OOCL has 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.
A bird's-eye view of "OOCL Shenzhen" at sea trial
Particulars of "OOCL Shenzhen" :
Length : 323 M
Speed : 25.2 Knots at full load
DWT (M/T) : 100,000
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 headquartered in Hong Kong, is an international container transportation and logistics service provider. 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
