SX-class newbuilding, < OOCL Taipei >, christened in Shanghai

OOCL recently announced the christening of its newest 8,888 TEU newbuilding at a naming ceremony held on Changxing Island in Shanghai. Named the < OOCL Taipei > by sponsor Mrs. Mylene Seah, this SX-class containership is the latest addition to the OOCL fleet and will be serving the Trans-Pacific trade, linking markets in Asia and North America.

Designed and built with operating efficiency objectives, < OOCL Taipei> adopts the latest and most modern shipbuilding technologies to optimize sailing performance whereby energy consumption can be reduced and air emissions minimized to improve our environment and help support more sustainable global supply chains.

In his ceremonial address, Mr. C. C. Tung, Chairman of Orient Overseas (International) Limited, emphasized the importance of successful business partnerships and expressed his gratitude to the shipbuilder for their support to OOCL. "it is with great pleasure for me to acknowledge an important partner that has been by our side over the years in building our fleet - they are the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Company," said Mr. Tung. "Hudong-Zhonghua is one of the finest shipbuilders in the industry and we have had the honor of working with them to witness many of these magnificent vessels being built as shining examples of their skill, dedication and craftsmanship in building top quality ships."

In appreciation of the financial support to making the construction of < OOCL Taipei> possible, OOCL was honored to share the special occasion with representatives of DBS Bank, including Mr. Peter Seah, Chairman of DBS Bank Limited, as our Guest of Honor. "Mr. Seah's presence here today means a great deal to us," said Mr Tung. "We really appreciate DBS Bank for their continued support in providing us with the quality financial services that they are well known for and we have a lot to look forward to as we further deepen our partnership in the many more years to come!"

< OOCL Taipei> is the fifth of eight 8,888 TEU vessels that OOCL commissioned Hudong-Zhonghua to build. She will begin her service on OOCL's Trans-Pacific CEC (China East Coast Express) service with the following port rotation: New York - Savannah - Charleston - Norfolk - via the Suez Canal - Jeddah - Singapore - Cai Mep - Hong Kong - Shekou - Yantian - Singapore - New York.

 

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