OOCL and Freightliner renew contract for another 10 years

OOCL and Freightliner Limited recently announced the renewal of its 10 year contract as part of their commitment to the strategic cooperative partnership in providing the best inter-modal solutions to OOCL customers into the next decade.

The contract is a testament to OOCL’s commitment in providing first-rate services to its customers and focus on environmentally friendly operations through the use of efficient rail freight networks. Over the past 10 years, OOCL had utilized Freightliner’s services to take more than 320,000 lorries from the roads in the United Kingdom to lower CO2 emissions, hence improving the environment of the community.

“Over the course of the past 10 years, Freightliner has proven to us their commitment to both service quality and flexibility,” said Mr. Stephen Ng, OOCL’s Director for Corporate Planning. “Their UK network and overnight services allow OOCL to provide customers with fast and efficient access to the UK hinterland. We look forward to this long-term partnership that will be mutually beneficial.”

Within the new contract OOCL has committed to increasing capacity by 50% with daily wagons being linked between the Freightliner terminal at the Port of Southampton to their strategic terminal networks at Birmingham, Leeds and Trafford Park. The Trafford Park terminal is the busiest in the United Kingdom and is a crucial city centre hub for Manchester and the northwest. <Korea Shipping Gazette>