Monday, January 14, 2008

'OOCL Busan' named at Geoje Shipyard, Korea

OOCL announced the christening of its fourth in the line of sixteen 4,578-TEU vessels, ordered with Samsung Heavy Industries since 2004.

Sponsor Mrs Harriet Tung, the wife of Mr CC Tung, Chairman and CEO of Orient Overseas International (OOIL), has named the new vessel the ‘OOCL Busan’. ‘As a leading maritime hub, Busan is a major trading gateway to the Asian region. We are very proud to name this vessel after such a dynamic city. With this name, we believe the OOCL Busan is truly an ambassador for world trade,' said Mr. Tung at the vessel's christening. The 'OOCL Busan' will be deployed on the Trans-Pacific CCX service. The port rotation will be Dalian / Xingang / Qingdao / Ningbo / Shanghai / Busan / Los Angeles / Oakland / Busan and back to Dalian in a 35-day round trip.
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