Hong Kong-based OOCL named its newest vessel 'OOCL Seoul' at a ceremony at Samsung Heavy Indistry's Geoje yard on January 11.
The vessel is the 14th SX class vessel in OOCL's line of sixteen SX class vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.
'OOCL Seoul' was named by its sponsor, Dr Rulin Fuong Tung, the wife of Andy Tung, Chief Operating Officer of OOCL.
The 8,063TEU 'OOCL Seoul' will be deployed on the EU Loop C service.
The port rotation is: Rotterdam – Hamburg – Southampton – Singapore – Shekou – Hong Kong – Kaohsiung – Ningbo – Shanghai – Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Shekou – Singapore – Port Kelang – Southampton – Rotterdam in a 70-day round trip.
