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HONG Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has named its sixth 24,188 TEU mega container vessel "OOCL Gdynia" at a ceremony at Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (DACKS) shipyard.

The mega containership is the sixth of the twelve eco-friendly 24,000 TEU class series vessels ordered in 2020 by the company.



Teddy Fung, director of trades at OOCL, said: "Equipped with the latest technology and green features, this series of new vessels will gradually upgrade OOCL's existing fleet. This not only can fulfill our customers and the public expectations of energy saving and carbon reduction, but also shows OOCL's determination to stay at the forefront of industry development.



"Looking forward, with OOCL's 'Take it personally' spirit, we will continue to actively respond to the evolving market and bring even better and greener end-to-end services to our customers."



OOCL Gdynia will serve the OOCL's Asia-Europe LL3 loop line together with her sister vessels. The port rotation is Shanghai, Xiamen, Nansha, Hong Kong, Yantian, Cai Mep, Singapore, Piraeus, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Valencia, Piraeus, Abu Dhabi, Port Kelang and returning to Shanghai.