OOCL christens 8,063-TEU ship, orders 4,506-TEU vessel from Samsung
Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line on Monday named its 12th 8,063-TEU “SX-class” containership ordered from and built by Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries.
The OOCL Southampton is the last of an original 12-ship order placed with Samsung, which OOCL topped up last October with an extra four sister vessels expected from the fourth quarter of 2009. The latest vessel will be deployed on the Grand Alliance’s weekly Asia-Europe EU2 service.
During the naming ceremony at Samsung’s Geoje Shipyard, Philip Chow, OOCL’s chief executive officer, signed an option on another 4,506-TEU vessel, in addition to a contract signed in April with the shipbuilder for five same-size ships.
OOCL christens 8,063-TEU ship, orders 4,506-TEU vessel from Samsung
