OOCL
KUALA LUMPUR named at Koyo Dockyard
Sixth of its eight 5,888-TEU vessels, built
by the Imabari Shipbuilding Group.
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)
is proud to announce the Wednesday, March 28th christening of the sixth of
its eight 5,888-TEU vessels, built by the Imabari Shipbuilding Group.
The newbuilding was named the m.v. OOCL Kuala Lumpur by co-sponsors Mrs.
Kimiko Ishiguro, the wife of Mr. Yasuhiro Ishiguro, Director/Corporate
Adviser of DCM Japan Holdings Co., Ltd., and Mrs. Ikuko Maeda, the wife of
Mr. Katsutoshi Maeda, Representative Director President, Chief Executive
Officer of DCM Japan Holdings Co., Ltd.
The m.v. OOCL Kuala Lumpur will be deployed on the EUM (Asia-Europe
Westbound and Europe-Asia Eastbound) Loop with the Grand Alliance.
The OOCL Kuala Lumpur’s port rotation is: Shanghai / Ningbo / Shekou /
Hong Kong / Singapore / Port Kelang / Damietta / Genova / Barcelona / Fos
Sur Mer / Damietta / Singapore / Hong Kong and back to Shanghai in a
49-day round trip.
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 230 offices in
58 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.
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