OOCL Welcomes Another Eco-friendly 24,188 TEU Mega Vessel, Named “OOCL Zeebrugge”

OOCL Welcomes Another Eco-friendly 24,188 TEU Mega Vessel, Named "OOCL Zeebrugge"

Today, Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. ("OOCL") is delighted to welcome another new mega containership into its fleet, "OOCL Zeebrugge" , the fifth eco-friendly 24,188 TEU vessel in a series of twelve.

The vessel was named by Ms. SHI Lei, Deputy General Manager of SUMEC CORPORATION LIMITED and Chairwoman of SUMEC Machinery & Electric Co., Ltd, at a ceremony held at the Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) shipyard, in the presence of a number of distinguished guests, including customers and business partners.

Mr. Kenny YE, Chief Operating Officer of OOCL, said at the ceremony: "The company's interim results reflect the robustness of OOCL's business operations through changing markets. Looking ahead, this series of new mega vessels will continue to bring economies of scale to us, and to optimize OOCL's fleet structure, enabling us to better navigate uncertainties in the future. In addition, the latest technological and green features of these vessels demonstrate our determination to be at the forefront of our industry, driving development forward with the most comprehensive, advanced technology and in the most sustainable way."

The OOCL Zeebrugge will serve the Asia-Europe LL3 loop line together with her sister vessels the OOCL Spain, OOCL Piraeus, OOCL Turkiye and OOCL Felixstowe​. Her port rotation is:

Shanghai / Xiamen / Nansha / Hong Kong / Yantian / Cai Mep / Singapore / Piraeus / Hamburg / Rotterdam / Zeebrugge / Valencia / Piraeus / Abu Dhabi / Port Kelang / Shanghai

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(Image 1) "OOCL Zeebrugge" is the fifth eco-friendly 24,188 TEU vessel in OOCL's fleet.

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About OOCL

"Orient Overseas Container Line" and "OOCL" are trade names for transportation provided separately by: Orient Overseas Container Line Limited ("OOCLL") and OOCL (Europe) Limited respectively and both are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Orient Overseas (International) Limited, a public company (0316) listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Hong Kong, China, OOCL is one of the world's largest integrated international container transportation and logistics companies, with about 130 offices in more than 100 major cities. Linking Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa and Oceania, the company offers transportation services to all the major trading economies of the world. OOCL is also an industry leader in the use of the latest technologies to enhance global supply chains. (http://www.oocl.com/​)