Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) recently held the naming ceremony for its sixth, 24,188 TEU new build at Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard. 

The mega containership — named OOCL Gdynia — marks the receipt of half of the 12 eco-friendly 24,000 TEU class series vessels ordered by OOCL in 2020.

OOCL Gdynia will serve the OOCL's Asia-Europe LL1 loop line.

The port rotation is Shanghai-Ningbo-Xiamen-Yantian-Singapore-Felixstowe- Zeebrugge-Gandsk-Wilhelmshaven-Singapore-Yantian-Shanghai.​

"Equipped with the latest technology and green features, this series of new vessels will gradually upgrade OOCL's existing fleet. This not only can fulfil our customers and the public expectations of energy saving and carbon reduction but also shows OOCL's determination to stay at the forefront of industry development," said Teddy Fung, director of Trades at OOCL.

He noted that looking ahead, OOCL will continue to respond to the "evolving market" and bring even better and greener end-to-end services to its customers.