Corporate
Significant Events  
2009

Year 2009

December

OOCL celebrated the christening of the OOCL Charleston, the twelfth Panamax class vessel in our line of sixteen 4,500-TEU vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.
OOCL received an award and recognition from the World Wildlife Fund in Hong Kong (WWF) for our support of their Corporate Membership 2009.

November
OOCL Logistics launched Purchase Order Distribution, which helps customers minimize their costs for most purchase order management work, from order creation, dispatch, distribution tracking, and housekeeping to data reports.
OOCL celebrated the christening of the OOCL Dalian, the tenth Panamax class vessel in our line of sixteen 4,500-TEU vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.
OOCL Logistics launched Payment Audit, a unique product package which offers OOCL Logistics customers total visibility when checking the validity of their carrier bill.
OOCL celebrated the christening of the OOCL Nagoya, the eleventh Panamax class vessel in our line of sixteen 4,500-TEU vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.

October
OOCL was the proud winner of "Carrier of the Year" at the 2009 Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association's Western Region's Forwarder's Choice Award Cremony.
OOCL won Logistics Management's "Ocean Carrier" Quest for Quality Award.
OOCL Logistics demonstrated its leadership in information technology and innovative solutions with the launch of MyPodium Mobile, designed specially for OOCL Logistics’ International Supply Chain Management customers.
OOCL announced a number of changes in our headquarters and management positions, with the aim of enhancing strategic planning and organizational efficiency.

September

OOCL celebrated the christening of the OOCL New Zealand, the ninth Panamax class vessel in our line of sixteen 4,500-TEU vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.

July
OOCL celebrated the christening of the OOCL Brisbane, the eighth Panamax class vessel in our line of sixteen 4,500-TEU vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.
OOCL received a Gold Sponsor Award from the Free Wheelchair Mission, in recognition of our support in transporting wheelchairs to disabled people in underdeveloped countries. OOCL has assisted the US-based charity in shipping over 40,150 wheelchairs around the world.

June
Mr. C C Tung was presented the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Seatrade Asia Awards, for his “significant and lasting contribution to the region’s shipping and maritime industry”, and OOCL won the Best Liner Owner/Operator Award.
OOCL’s environmental stewardship efforts were recognized by one of its logistics partners, Baydelta Maritime, in a ceremony held in San Francisco.
OOCL and Long Beach Container Terminal, Inc. (LBCT) received the International Business Association (IBA) International Achievement Award from the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, for support of the international trade community in the Southern Californian region.
The OOCL Australia received the ‘Best Quality Ship Award 2008’ from the Japanese Pilot's association.

May
OOCL, Tokyo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd. (TSK Line) and COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. (COSCON) agreed to operate a new joint service, the MEX (Middle East Express).
OOCL’s environmental care initiatives were featured in a new "how to" guide, published by the Climate Change Business Forum, and written specifically to empower businesses in Hong Kong to reduce their carbon footprints.
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Yang Ming Line (YML) upgraded the joint China Pakistan Express (CPX) service by adding an additional call to Nhava Sheva.

April

Mr. C C Tung was awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award; the Grand Alliance was awarded Best Container Shipping Alliance and OOCL Logistics won Best Logistics Service Provider - Sea Freight Award at the Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCAs).
OOCL was the proud winner of "Best Carrier from Central Canada to the Far East" at the 2009 Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association's Central Region's Forwarder's Choice Award Ceremony.

March

OOCL launched our new online interactive product, My OOCL Center, helping our customers to save business costs.
OOIL announced a profit attributable to shareholders of US$272 million for the year ended 31st December 2008.

February
OOCL celebrated the christening of the OOCL Norfolk, the seventh Panamax class vessel in our line of sixteen 4,500-TEU vessels ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.
OOCL Logistics (Japan) Ltd was accredited with an Eco-Ship Mark by the Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism.
OOCL Kaohsiung Container Terminal in Taiwan launched its own dedicated website, www.kaoct.com.

January

OOCL Logistics demonstrated its industry leadership and the importance of advanced information technology solutions, by assisting customers to achieve compliance with the latest security regulations from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).