Orient Overseas Container Line Co., Ltd. (“OOCL”) today celebrated the christening of the company’s twelfth 24,188 TEU newbuild at a ceremony held at the Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) shipyard. The new vessel, named “OOCL Portugal”, is the last in the environmentally friendly 24,188 TEU megaship series.

OOCL invited Laura Liang Aron, Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Commercial Office in Shanghai, to attend the christening of the new vessel, and Ni Zhao, Regional Manager (Shanghai) of the Hong Kong Shipping Registry, as the guest of honour. The ceremony was successfully concluded in the presence of numerous honoured guests, customers and business partners.

Michael Xu, Director and Executive Committee Member of OOCL, said at the ceremony: “The christening of our last new 24,188 TEU vessel marks an important milestone in OOCL’s development. The delivery of this series of mega-vessels not only optimized the operational safety of the vessels, but also gave us the advantages of energy efficiency and economies of scale, enabling OOCL to provide better and more environmentally friendly services and improve our competitiveness in the face of future challenges. OOCL will remain true to its mission of providing world-class shipping services and being the critical link to global trade, as well as its commitment to excellence. With upgraded hardware and our ‘Take it personal’ spirit, OOCL will continue to create greater value for our customers.”