OOCL Commemorates Final 8,888 TEU Class Newbuilding

29 October 2015

In building a competitive and operationally efficient fleet, OOCL is proud to announce the receiving of its newest containership, the OOCL Ho Chi Minh City, at a christening ceremony held on Changxing Island in Shanghai today.

The OOCL Ho Chi Minh is the last newbuilding to be received by OOCL this year and is also the final 8,888 TEU class containership in the line of eight ordered from the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding shipyard.

The first two sister vessels were the OOCL Beijing and OOCL Canada delivered in 2011, followed by OOCL Miami the next year, OOCL Memphis in 2013, and OOCL Taipei, OOCL Utah, and OOCL Genoa in 2015.


Ms Cheung Yan, sponsor of OOCL Ho Chi Minh City, cut the ribbon to officially name the vessel

In celebrating the new addition to the fleet, OOCL Chief Executive Officer Andy Tung hosted the ceremony and was joined by many honorable guests, including the vessel Sponsor, Ms. Cheung Yan, and her husband, Mr. Liu Ming Chung, as the Guest of Honor. Ms. Cheung and Mr. Liu represent Nine Dragons Paper Group and are among some of the most innovative entrepreneurs in the industry producing environmentally friendly paper.

In his ceremonial remarks, Mr Tung also expressed deep appreciation for the shipyard’s close collaboration and partnership: “In today’s industry environment, many liner companies are reviewing every single bit of detail and at the most granular level in their operations to find ways to improve competitiveness. Among which, building a strong and efficient fleet is critical in that process and I take this opportunity to acknowledge the shipyard’s professionalism, dedication to quality, and partnership to helping us achieve our objectives.”


(L-R) Capt. Yang Wu Bo, Master of OOCL Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Liu Ming Chung, Guest of Honor;
Mr. Andy Tung, CEO of OOCL; Mr. Cheung Yan, Sponsor; Mr. LeoTeng, Managing Director of OOCL (China) Ltd.

The OOCL Ho Chi Minh City will be deployed in OOCL’s South China 2 (SC2) service, an important Trans-Pacific trade lane. “As a Hong Kong-based company with strong connections to China and the United States, we are very honored to be an intricate part in facilitating trade and commerce in the world’s two largest economies over the years,” said Mr. Tung.

The OOCL Ho Chi Minh City will be serving the SC2 service with the following port rotation: Da Chan Bay / Hong Kong / Yantian / Kaohsiung / Long Beach / Kaohsiung / Xiamen / Hong Kong / Da Chan Bay in a 42-day round trip.

Vessel Particulars


"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 320 offices in 70 countries. Linking Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the 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. (http://www.oocl.com/)

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) press release