OOCL takes delivery of 8888 TEU newbuilding

At a recent christening ceremony held on Changxing Island in Shanghai, OOCL celebrated the naming of the latest 8888 TEU containership that will be joining the company's fleet this year.

In front of many honorable guests and institutional supporters, the OOCL Genoa was named by Vessel Sponsor Mrs. Tamiko Onaka at the newest shipyard of Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., offering blessings to the ship and her crew when she begins serving the OOCL South China 2 service, linking two of the world's largest economies today.

In his ceremonial remarks, Mr. Alan Tung, Acting Chief Financial Officer of Orient Overseas (International) Limited, expressed the importance of the newbuilding projects at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in recent years and his gratitude to all those who made OOCL Genoa and her sister ships possible.

"In today extremely competitive environment, cost and operational efficiency is paramount to our performance and these magnificent vessels, like that of OOCL Genoa, which we are about to unveil, plays a very important part to our success," said Mr. Tung.

The OOCL Genoa will be serving the Trans-Pacific trade lane on the South China 2 service where her port rotation is: Da Chan Bay - Hong Kong - Yantian - Kaohsiung - Long Beach - Kaohsiung - Xiamen - Hong Kong and Da Chan Bay in a 42-day round trip.

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