OOCL christens eighth 13,208 TEU mega vessel
OOCL (Hong Kong) is committed to introducing efficient and environmental friendly vessels to the shipping community
In celebrating the delivery of the eighth 13,208 TEU containership to OOCL, a christening ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the new mega vessel was held on Geoje Island in South Korea on 7 October 2013. Leased to NYK Line of Japan, it was named by Sponsor Mrs. Harriet Tung, wife of Mr. C. C. Tung, Chairman of Orient Overseas (International) Limited, as the m.v. NYK Hyperion.
By embracing innovative designs and the latest green technologies, OOCL is committed to introducing efficient and environmental friendly vessels to the shipping community. With a sophisticated hull form 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.
This vessel is the eighth of the ten 13,208 TEU sized containerships ordered by OOCL from Samsung Heavy Industries. The NYK Hyperion will be serving the Asia-Europe trade on the Loop 7 service where her port rotation is: Qingdao / Shanghai / Hong Kong / Yantian / Singapore / Salalah / via Suez Canal / Rotterdam / Hamburg / Southampton / via Suez Canal / Singapore / Yantian and back to Qingdao in a 77-day round trip.
OOCL offers customers comprehensive coverage of east-west trade corridors, with some of the fastest transit times in the industry. Regular services connect Asia, North America, Europe, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand. The Hong Kong based liner shipping company is a member of the Grand Alliance and G6 Alliance with more than 290 vessels providing fast, regular services covering the Asia/Europe, Asia/Mediterranean and Asia/North America trades. Its fleet of 800,000-TEU containers includes: General Purpose, High Cube (40ft, 45ft), Open Top, Flat Racks, and Garmentainers.
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