Hong Kong's OOCL named the tenth Panamax class containership of its sixteen 4,500TEU order book in South Korea yesterday [November 5].

At the ceremony held at shipbuilders Samsung Heavy Industries' Geoje Shipyard, the OOCL Dalian [pictured] was christened by sponsor, Wang Peng, vice-president of the Dalian Port Container Co, accompanied by Ms Dai Li Hua, general manager.

Commenting on the event, Andy Tung, coo of OOCL, observed that Dalian was a 'vibrant economic hub' in North Eastern China. He added: 'I am certain that the OOCL Dalian, as an ambassador for world trade, will proudly live up to its name. With such vessels, OOCL can improve the service we provide to our customers, offering greater economies of scale, increased capacity and higher frequency of sailings.'

OOCL Dalian will be deployed on the Intra-Asia China/Pakistan Express service. The port rotation is:

Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Karachi, Mundra, Nhave Sheva, Penang, Port Kelang, Singapore, Hong Kong and back to Shanghai in a 35-day round trip.

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