OOCL christens latest 4,500-TEU from Samsung Heavy Industries

HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has named its 12th 4,500-TEU newbuilding in a series of 16 containerships to be built and delivered by Samsung Heavy Industries, the OOCL Charleston, at the Geoje Shipyard in South Korea.

"The OOCL Charleston is named after the vibrant Port of Charleston in the United States," said Mr CC Tung, chairman and chief executive officer of Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), in a company statement.

"With such vessels, OOCL can improve the service, offering greater economies of scale, increased capacity and higher frequency of sailings," Mr Tung said.

The OOCL Charleston will be deployed on the China Pakistan Express (CPX) service. The port rotation for this service is: Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen (Shekou), Singapore, Karachi, Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Penang, Port Kelang, Singapore, Hong Kong, and back to Shanghai on a 35-day round trip.

(Source: www.schednet.com)