Naming ceremony for OOCL Beijing in Shanghai

Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) announced April 28 the naming ceremony of OOCL Beijing was held at Wharf No. 7 of Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (HZ) in Shanghai, China. OOCL Beijing is the first of the eight 8,888 TEU vessels on order from HZ.

Mr. Yu Zhengsheng, Politburo member of CPC Central Committee and the Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China was invited by OOCL as the Sponsor of the Naming Ceremony. Other senior government officials and guests include Mr. Feng Guoqing, Chairman of the CPPCC Shanghai, Mr. Ai Baojun, Vice Mayor of Shanghai.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Tung Chee Chen, Chairman of Orient Overseas Ltd. stated, "The development of International Shipping Centre in Shanghai is moving forward in leaps and bounds.

In 2010, the container throughput of Shanghai was around 29.07 million TEU occupying the top position among all ports in the world for the first time. Moreover, China has a long history in shipbuilding with ample experience.

Our commissioning of Hudong-Zhonghua to build our 8,888 TEU vessels, the greatest in capacity of our vessel fleet, will hopefully promote the shipbuilding industry further and lay the foundation for our long-term cooperation.?OOCL Beijing is 335 meters long, 42.8 meters wide with a deadweight of approximately 100,400 mt. and a container carrying capacity of 8,888 TEU."

OOCL Beijing will be deployed on the MAX service with a port rotation of Shanghai-Ningbo-Hong Kong-Shekou-Singapore-Jebel Ali-Damman-Bandar Abbas-Port Kelang-Singapore-Hong Kong, and back to Shanghai in a 42-day round trip. <Korea Shipping Gazette>