Samsung Heavy Names OOCL’s Eight Mega Vessel

In celebrating the delivery of the eighth 13,208 TEU containership to OOCL, a christening ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the new mega vessel was held today at Samsung Heavy Industries’ (SHI) Geoje shipyard, South Korea.

Leased to NYK Line of Japan, it was named by Sponsor Mrs. Harriet Tung, wife of Mr. C. C. Tung, Chairman of Orient Overseas (International) Limited, as the m.v. NYK Hyperion.

By embracing innovative designs and the latest green technologies, OOCL is committed to introducing efficient and environmental friendly vessels to the shipping community. With a sophisticated hull form design and state-of-the-art engine technologies, these are just some important features that contribute to lowering energy consumption levels which in turn reduces emissions into the environment.

This vessel is the eighth of the ten 13,208 TEU sized containerships ordered by OOCL from SHI. The NYK Hyperion will be serving the Asia-Europe trade on the Loop 7 service where her port rotation is: Qingdao / Shanghai / Hong Kong / Yantian / Singapore / Salalah / via Suez Canal / Rotterdam / Hamburg / Southampton / via Suez Canal / Singapore / Yantian and back to Qingdao in a 77-day round trip.

Vessel Particulars

Length overall: 366.469 m

Breadth (Mid): 48.2 m

Depth (Mid): 29.8 m

Designed Draught(Mid): 14.0 m

Scantling Draught(Mid): 15.5 m

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Press Release, October 7, 2013