OOCL Names OOCL Grace, Its Second 24,000TEU Methanol Dual‑Fuel Container Vessel

​​Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) today held the naming ceremony for OOCL Grace, the company's second methanol dual-fuel container vessel.
 
The naming ceremony was held at the shipyard of Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (“NACKS"). Ms. Annetta Duan, Global Logistics Director of Hayco Group, named OOCL Grace and bestowed her blessings upon the vessel in the presence of many guests.
 
OOCL Grace is the second of seven 24,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container vessels built by NACKS for OOCL. From the successful naming of the series' first vessel, OOCL Wisdom, in May this year, to OOCL Wisdom completing its first green methanol bunkering and commencing its maiden voyage to Europe in July, and now the official debut of OOCL Grace, this series of currently the world's largest methanol dual-fuel vessels is being completed and deployed in succession, reflecting the steady progress OOCL continues to make in developing a modern and green fleet.
 
At the naming ceremony, Mr. Peter Pan, Director of Trades and Member of the Executive Committee of OOCL, said: “In a complex and ever-changing market environment, OOCL remains firmly committed to advancing the expansion, greening and digitalization of our fleet. With the successive delivery of OOCL Grace and her sister vessels, we will continue to optimize our capacity deployment and network configuration, providing customers with higher-quality, more stable and sustainable logistics solutions, while playing an important role in connecting industries, markets and global trade.”
 
“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. 

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