OOCL's sixth 13,208-TEU newbuild named NYK Hermes ahead of charter HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) named its sixth 13,208-TEU ship from Samsung Heavy Industries, the NYK Hermes, at a ceremony on Geoje Island in South Korea, ahead of a charter with Japanese shipping giant NYK.
The ship was named by sponsor Madeleine Sands before the sponsor's father as our guest of honour, Peter Sands, CEO of Standard Chartered, who witnessed the naming of the mega vessel.
"By embracing innovative designs and the latest green technologies, OOCL is committed to introducing efficient and environmental friendly vessels. With a sophisticated hull design and state-of-the-art engine technologies, these are just some important features that contribute to lowering energy consumption levels, which in turn reduces emissions into the environment," said the OOCL statement.
The NYK Hermes will be serving the Asia-Europe trade on the LP4 service with a port rotation of Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen-Yantian, Singapore, Suez Canal, Le Havre, Southampton, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Suez Canal, Jeddah, Singapore, Shenzhen-Yantian and back to Ningbo in a 77-day round trip.
OOCL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Based in Hong Kong, OOCL has 290 offices in 60 countries.
The ship was named by sponsor Madeleine Sands before the sponsor's father as our guest of honour, Peter Sands, CEO of Standard Chartered, who witnessed the naming of the mega vessel.
"By embracing innovative designs and the latest green technologies, OOCL is committed to introducing efficient and environmental friendly vessels. With a sophisticated hull design and state-of-the-art engine technologies, these are just some important features that contribute to lowering energy consumption levels, which in turn reduces emissions into the environment," said the OOCL statement.
The NYK Hermes will be serving the Asia-Europe trade on the LP4 service with a port rotation of Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen-Yantian, Singapore, Suez Canal, Le Havre, Southampton, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Suez Canal, Jeddah, Singapore, Shenzhen-Yantian and back to Ningbo in a 77-day round trip.
OOCL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Based in Hong Kong, OOCL has 290 offices in 60 countries.