The mega boxship was named during a ceremony held at Dalian COSCO KHI
Ship Engineering (DACKS) shipyard on February 25, 2024.
OOCL Abu Dhabi is the fourth of
six 24,188 TEU newbuildings to be delivered to OOCL by DACKS. Flying the flag
of Hong Kong, the ship features a length of 400 meters and a width of 61.3
meters.
As informed, the unit will serve the Asia-Europe LL1 service.
“With the continuous delivery of new vessels, more and more ships
carrying the plum blossom logo of OOCL are sailing on the sea, marking the
continued upgrading of the fleet structure of OOCL and the group. Looking
ahead, we will continue to bring better and greener integrated end-to-end
logistics services to our customers. As always, we are also looking forward to
working with all our customers and business partners to grow together and to
create higher value through win-win cooperation,” Junguang XIAO, Group
Legal Advisor and Director of OOCL, commented.
In January this year, Orient Overseas Container Line introduced its
seventh 24,000+ TEU newbuild, the OOCL Valencia, which was built at Nantong
COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) shipyard.
Last year, the company also welcomed OOCL Gdynia, OOCL Zeebrugge, OOCL
Felixtowe, OOCL Spain, OOCL Piraeus and OOCL Turkiye.
OOCL expects the new series of twelve green and smart mega vessels to
provide it with economies of scale, energy efficiency, and long-term
navigational safety.
The shipping company ordered five 23,000 TEU boxships at COSCO
shipbuilding yards in China back in 2020, with three ultra-large container
vessels (ULCVs) assigned for construction at NACKS yard and the remaining two
at DACKS. The order was followed by another contract later that year with OOCL
ordering seven additional units.