Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) said it had received its fourth 24,188 TEU mega container vessel, which would further strengthen the company's fleet structure.
The brand new container vessel was named "OOCL Felixstowe" at the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard.
Asia-Europe LL3 service
The new vessel would be deployed in the Shanghai — Xiamen — Nansha — Hong Kong — Yantian — Cai Mep — Singapore — Piraeus — Hamburg — Rotterdam — Zeebrugge — Valencia — Piraeus — Abu Dhabi — Singapore — Shanghai port rotation.
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"OOCL Felixstowe" is the fourth eco-friendly 24,188 TEU vessel to be received by OOCL in a series of twelve and will be serving the Asia-Europe LL3 service with her three sister vessels.
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Yang Zhijian, chief executive officer of OOCL, said at the ceremony: "We ordered this series of ultra-large container vessels not only to provide better services to our customers but also to enhance our cost competitiveness and to seize the initiative for future development."
"I firmly believe that, with leadership from COSCO SHIPPING Group, support from all stakeholders and the power of synergy, OOCL will certainly reach new heights of creating greater value for customers, partners, shareholders, and indeed society at large," he added.