OOCL Brisbane named at Geoje Shipyard, Korea

OOCL announced on July 17, 2009, the christening of the eighth Panamax class vessel in its line of sixteen 4,500-TEU vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.

The new vessel was christened the m.v. OOCL Brisbane by sponsor Ms Samantha Honan, the daughter of Mr Dick Honan, Chairman of the Manildra Group.

“Having Ms Honan as the sponsor of for OOCL Brisbane recognizes OOCL’s important relationship with the Manildra Group - Australia’s largest processor of wheat - and one of OOCL’s top customers in Australia,” said Philip Chow, CEO of OOCL, speaking at the vessel’s christening ceremony in Korea.

The OOCL Brisbane will be deployed on the Asia-Australia AEA 2 service. The 35-day round trip port rotation is:
Yokohama / Osaka / Busan / Shanghai / Ningbo / Hong Kong / Kaohsiung / Melbourne / Sydney / Brisbane / Yokohama.