Corporate
Significant Events  
2015

Year 2015

December

On December 31, the Group announced the re-designation of Mr. Alan Tung as Chief Financial Officer with effect from January 1, 2016.

November
To further strengthen and broaden its footprint in e-commerce, OOCL Logistics collaborates with Alibaba Group to provide Less-than-Container-Load (LCL) transport services from China to USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and the Netherlands.

October
OOCL received the Asian Responsible Business Leadership Award for “Environmental Sustainability – Environmental Leadership” and the Asian Green Future Leadership Award for “Best Green Employee Engagement” organized by the Asian Confederation of Businesses and CMO Asia in Dubai.
OOCL received the final 8,888 TEU class containership, the m.v. OOCL Ho Chi Minh City, in the line of eight ordered from the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding shipyard at a christening ceremony held on Changxing Island in Shanghai on October 29. OOCL was honoured to have the chairlady of Nine Dragons Paper Group Ms. Cheung Yan as Sponsor, who gave her blessings to the vessel and crew.

September

On September 12, CargoSmart organized a “Big Data , Big Opportunities” Conference at the Hong Kong Science Park that attracted more than 500 participants from the local community to the event, showcasing CargoSmart’s cloud-based big data analytics capabilities while encouraging the younger generation to contribute and learn more about the shipping industry.

August

Orient Overseas (International) Limited and its subsidiaries announced a profit attributable to equity holders of US$238.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, compared with US$181.3 million for the same period in 2014 in its interim results announcement.
The m.v. OOCL Genoa was christened at a ceremony held on Changxing Island in Shanghai on August 26 and was named by Sponsor Mrs. Tamiko Onaka, wife of Mr. Koichi Onaka, Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Japan in the presence of our Guest of Honour, Mr. Hisanaga Tanimura, CEO of Financial Products Group Co., Ltd.
OOCL received the 2015 Singapore Environmental Achievement Award (Regional) (SEAA) at a ceremony held by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) that honours outstanding organizations and companies for their overall environmental stewardship, management and performance as well as leadership and innovation in sustainability.

July
CargoSmart announced the launch of Big Schedules, a new and powerful search engine that leverages Big Data to provide best-in-class sailing schedule information for shippers and logistics service providers who want deeper insights into their shipment planning to improve operational efficiency and management.

June
OOCL was voted the ‘Best Shipping Line – Transpacific’ by Asia Cargo News readers and was awarded with the title at the 2015 Asia Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS) ceremony in Hong Kong on June 24.
OOCL was accredited by Lloyd’s Register, an independent business assurance service provider, for environmental data integrity and achieving dual reporting standards through the use of Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) and ISO 14064-1:2006 verification tools.
OOCL Logistics was commissioned to manage the supply chain of a landmark energy and infrastructure project launched by China and Pakistan towards the establishment of a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to further promote trade between the two countries.
OOCL Logistics sets up a strategic multi-block logistics centre in the East Zone of Guangzhou Economic & Technological Development District to cater for growth and provide quality logistics services in the booming e-commerce market in the region. The new logistics center will be operational by January 2016 and is in close proximity of the ports of Guangzhou and Shenzhen West and well connected to the road networks covering South-West and Central China.

May
OOCL proudly received the 2014 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence Gold Award in the Transport and Logistics Sector category from the Honourable Mr. C. Y. Leung, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Award recognizes OOCL’s commitment to achieving environmental objectives through the entire organization such as initiatives taken to sustain progressive environmental improvements and working with partner organizations to establish synergies to adopting greener business models and operations.
OOCL’s subsidiary Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) was honoured by California’s leading environmental advocacy group Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) with their top award for environmental stewardship. The award recognizes LBCT’s efforts on the Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project that will transform two antiquated terminal facilities into the one of the most competitive, environmentally-friendly and technologically-advanced terminal in the United States.

April

OOCL appointed ‘Orient Overseas Cargo Line Co.’ (OSAU) as the new agent in Saudi Arabia to offer a variety of liner services and provide a vital link to world trade, bridging Middle East-Gulf and China markets and beyond.
OOCL (Myanmar) Limited (OMMR) was established in Myanmar on April 1 to provide a comprehensive liner service network to the growing market in the country.
OOCL became a signatory of the Shenzhen Port Green Convention that encourages ocean going vessels to voluntarily use fuel with a sulphur content of less than 0.5% when berthed at the participating ports in Shenzhen.

March

On March 3, John Deere and Company awarded OOCL with their Five-Year “Hall of Fame” designation at the John Deere Achieving Excellence Awards banquet held in Bettendorf, Iowa. The award recognizes OOCL’s commitment to customers through evaluating areas such as service quality and delivery performance over the last 5 years.
Orient Overseas (International) Limited and its subsidiaries announced a profit attributable to equity holders for 2014 of US$270.5 million, compared to a profit of US$47.0 million in 2013 in its full year results announcement.
OOCL won the ‘Best Green Business Award’ for Green Management & Future Leadership at the Golden Globe Tigers Summit and Awards 2015 event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Golden Globe Tigers Award is organized by the Asian Confederation of Business, World CSR, CMO Council and CMO Asia.
The 8,888 TEU newbuilding, m.v. OOCL Utah, was christened on March 31 at a ceremony held on Changxing Island in Shanghai. The vessel was named by Sponsor Mrs. Nancy Hale who was joined by her husband and our Guest of Honour Mr. Val Hale, Executive Director of Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development.
OOCL placed an order for the construction of six 20,000 TEU class vessels with Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea to strengthen fleet competitiveness.

February
OOCL Logistics opened a new dedicated warehouse strategically located near the Lat Krabang Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Thailand with convenient access to the Suvarnabhumi Airport and Laem Chabang Seaport.

January

OOCL celebrated the christening of the 8,888 TEU newbuilding, m.v. OOCL Taipei, on January 6 at a naming ceremony held on Changxing Island in Shanghai and the vessel was named by Sponsor Mrs. Mylene Seah, wife of Mr. Peter Seah, Chairman of DBS Bank Limited.