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OOCL is a large integrated international container transportation, logistics and terminal company [2] with offices in 70 countries. OOCL has 59 vessels of different classes, with capacity varying from 2,992 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) to 21,413 TEU, including two ice-class vessels for extreme weather conditions.
The first trade route was the Australia/UK one followed later by the Far East/UK route. Initial arrivals in Europe intended for the UK had to be diverted and transhipped via Rotterdam, because of unresolved industrial disputes in UK ports. OCL played a leading role in the development of CAMEL - the standardised format for electronic manifests.
After the 2016 COSCO-China Shipping merger, COSCO SHIPPING Lines formed a new 5-year vessel-sharing contract, the Ocean Alliance, along with CMA CGM, OOCL, and Evergreen. [14] [15] On July 24, 2018, COSCO SHIPPING Lines reported a cyber attack to its operations in the United States, Canada, and South America.
This is a list of the 30 largest container shipping companies as of February 2024, according to Alphaliner, ranked in order of the twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity of their fleet. [1]
It is the parent company of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), one of the world's largest container shipping companies. [3] History. Orient Overseas.
Ever Uranus at Port of Los Angeles. Evergreen calls on 240 ports worldwide in about 80 countries, and is the sixth largest company in the shipping industry. Its principal trading routes are East Asia to North America, Central America and the Caribbean; East Asia to the Mediterranean and northern Europe; Europe to the east coast of North America; East Asia to Australia; East Asia to eastern and ...
The expansion continued through the 1980s; by the end of the decade, MSC operated ships to North America and Australia. [10] MSC Carmen. In 1988, MSC entered the cruise business by buying the liner Monterey. [12] In 1989, they purchased Lauro Lines. The new company was named StarLauro Cruises and had 2 ships, Monterey and Achille Lauro. [17]
Launched on Korea/Australia, Canada route. Full container service opened between the Far East and the Western Us. Constructed and purchased the world's largest ore & coal carrier Hyundai Giant. Merged with Donghae Merchant Marine and Shinhan Merchant Marine. 1990s. Seven of the world's largest and fastest container ships (5,551 TEU) purchased.