Hong Kong: Hong Kong liner OOCL christened the two largest boxships it has ever owned today. Two 13,208 teu ships were named at Samsung Heavy Industries’ shipyard on Geoje Island in South Korea.
The first vessel was christened the m.v. OOCL Brussels by sponsor Mrs Hsu Lai, Chao-Yin, the wife of Shiu, Kuang-Si, president of Mega International Commercial Bank, Taiwan. The second vessel was christened the m.v. NYK Helios by sponsor Mrs Nintira Sophonpanich, the wife of Chartsiri Sophonpanich, president of Bangkok Bank.
OOCL Brussels will be deployed on Loop 5 of the Asia–Europe service. The port rotation is: Kwangyang / Pusan / Yangshan / Shekou / Yantian / Singapore / Suez Canal / Rotterdam / Hamburg / Thamesport / Suez Canal / Singapore and back to Kwanyang in a 77-day round trip.
NYK Helios will be chartered out to NYK and deployed on Loop 4 of the Asia-Europe service. The port rotation is: Ningbo / Yangshan / Yantian / Singapore / Suez Canal / Le Havre / Southampton / Hamburg / Rotterdam / Suez Canal / Jeddah / Singapore / Yantian and back to Ningbo in a 77-day round trip. [18/01/13]
