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OOCL inks charter with Seaspan for large box-ship deal

Chinese shipping major Orient Overseas Container Lines has done a deal with Seaspan to charter six new containership, each with a capacity of 13,000 TEU. With a price tag of 11.2 billion Chinese Renminbi (USD$1.57 billion; AUD$2.39 billion), …

Nov 15, 2024 / Curious

OOCL Celebrates the Naming of its Last Newbuilding in the 24,188 TEU Series

Orient Overseas Container Line Co., Ltd. (OOCL) celebrated the naming of the company's twelfth 24,188 TEU newbuilding at a ceremony held at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) shipyard. The new vessel, named OOCL Portugal, is the …

Aug 29, 2024 / Vessels

OOCL Names its Latest 24,188 TEU Eco-friendly Vessel OOCL Denmark

Orient Overseas Container Line Co., Ltd. (OOCL) today named the company's eleventh 24,188 TEU eco-friendly vessel OOCL Denmark, which is the last of six vessels in the same series that Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) built for …

Jun 26, 2024 / Vessels

Wärtsilä secures China’s largest-ever methanol newbuild order

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd and seven new container vessels for Orient Overseas Container Line. Each vessel will operate with three …

Apr 25, 2024 / Curious

CMB.TECH to build world’s first ammonia-powered container ship in partnership with NCL and Yara

CMB.TECH announces the order of the world’s first ammonia-powered container vessel in partnership with Yara Clean Ammonia, North Sea Container Line and Yara International through a 15-year deal. The vessel, to be named Yara Eyde, is a 1.400 TEU …

Feb 16, 2024 / Curious

OOCL Introduces the First Eco-friendly 24,188 TEU Vessel in 2024, OOCL Valencia

Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) has introduced another new 24,000 TEU mega vessel. Caption: OOCL Valencia” is the seventh eco-friendly 24,188 TEU vessel in OOCL‘s fleet. The newest member in OOCL’s fleet was named “OOCL …

Jan 5, 2024 / Vessels

KPI OceanConnect Supplies OOCL with Biofuel Blend Marking a Significant Milestone in their Sustainability Journeys

KPI OceanConnect, a leading global marine energy solutions provider, today announced the successful sale and supply of a B24 biofuel blend to Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), one of the world's leading container transport and logistics service …

Nov 22, 2023 / Curious

OOCL Names its Sixth Eco-friendly 24,188 TEU Mega Vessel OOCL Gdynia