OOCL Seoul largest in the Orient Overseas Container Line

Tue, 23 Feb 2010
Julie Sowter
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OOCL Seoul (89,097 grt/2010) is number 14 of the 8,063 TEU SX class ships, the largest operated by the Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line.

Two more are under construction with 16 ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries.

She was christened on 11 January 2010 at the Geoje Shipyard and will run on the 70-day EU Loop C service - Rotterdam / Hamburg / Southampton / Singapore / Shekou / Hong Kong / Kaohsiung / Ningbo / Shanghai / Xiamen / Kaohsiung / Hong Kong / Shekou / Singapore / Port Kelang / Southampton and back to Rotterdam.

Credit: Gary Davies

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