OOCL has announced that the OOCL Hong Kong made her maiden call to the Port of Hong Kong today and was warmly welcomed by many friends, colleagues, and the community who went to marvel at one of the world’s largest containerships with a carrying capacity of 21,413 TEU, the company said in its release.
The vessel’s debut to the city of Hong Kong, an entrepôt well known for its long and vibrant history in international trade and commerce, has a very special meaning for OOCL. Since the company’s establishment in 1969, OOCL has been deeply rooted in Asia’s World City, connecting local businesses from all sectors to markets around the world.
The OOCL Hong Kong and her sister vessels in our G-Class fleet, will continue to make regular calls to Hong Kong on Asia-North Europe Loop 1 (LL1) service and her port rotation is: Shanghai / Ningbo / Xiamen / Yantian / Singapore / via Suez Canal / Felixstowe / Zeebrugge / Gdansk / Wilhelmshaven / Piraeus / via Suez Canal / Port Kelang / Hong Kong / Shanghai in a 77-day round trip.
Vessel Particulars
Length overall 399.870 meters Air Draft 73.5 meters
Length BP 383.0 meters Deadweight Approx. 191,317 metric tons
Breadth (Mld) 58.8 meters Container Carrying
Capacity 21,413 TEU
Depth (Mld) 32.5 meters IMO Number 9776171
Designed Draught
(Mld) 14.5 meters Official Number HK- 4755
Scantling Draught
(Mld) 16.0 meters Call Sign VRQL9
“Orient Overseas Container Line" and “OOCL" are trade names for transportation provided separately by: Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (“OOCLL") and OOCL (Europe) Limited respectively and both are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Orient Overseas (International) Limited, a public company (0316) listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Hong Kong, OOCL is one of the world's largest integrated international container transportation and logistics companies, with more than 370 offices in over 80 countries/regions. Linking Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Mediterranean, Indian sub-continent, Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, the company offers transportation services to all major east/west trading economies of the world. OOCL is one of the leading international carriers serving China, providing a full range of logistics and transportation services throughout the country. It is also an industry leader in the use of information technology and e-commerce to manage the entire cargo process.