OOCL has christened its fifth 21,413 TEU container vessel, the 400-metre-long OOCL Scandinavia.

According to OOCL, the ship will be deployed on the LL1 service, connecting China and northern Europe over a 77-day round trip.

“The One Belt One Road initiative comes at a very important time in the shipping industry where leadership and policy directions to stimulate demand growth is needed most,” said C. C. Tung, chairman of Orient Overseas (International) Ltd., speaking at the christening ceremony at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. “We are in a very capital intensive business, and like the Belt and Road initiative, we cannot do it alone. That is why we are very thankful to have our close business partners by our side in our journey, and we look forward to further deepen our working relationship with the Bank of China in the years ahead.”

The ship is the latest in OOCL’s G Class of ultra-large container vessels, joining her sister vessels OOCL Hong Kong, OOCL Germany, OOCL Japan and OOCL United Kingdom.

“The incredible work that has gone into the construction of this massive container ship before us is the perfect embodiment of what teamwork means and how business collaboration can achieve wonders,” said Tung. “This achievement is about working to bring people and companies of different professions and nationalities together to reach new heights, innovate, solve complicated engineering problems, and along the way, why not break a world record too!”