OOCL Named Company of the Year at the Lloyd's List Global Awards
OOCL received resounding applause from industry peers for the coveted “Company of the Year” win at the Lloyd's List Global Awards ceremony in London on December 11, 2018. This top honor in the awards program pays tribute to an organization with marked achievements in areas such as operational excellence, digital innovation and for maintaining an outstanding reputation in the industry.
Highly regarded as one of the most important events on the industry calendar, this distinguished award celebrates our exceptional accomplishments and unflinching commitment to performance as the industry navigated through some of the most challenging market environments over the last few years.
May it be in our persistent focus on operational efficiency, bringing innovative solutions to customers, taking our corporate sustainability profile into the next level, or pushing boundaries in the digital technology space, OOCL left no stones unturned to ensure we secure our competitive position and maintain our service quality hallmark widely recognized by our customers and peers in the industry.
Receiving the award on behalf of OOCL from London, Mr. Derek O’Galligan, Managing Director of OOCL – UK Branch said, "We are very honored to be named “Company of the Year” and this recognition means a great deal to us. Receiving this award is a testimony of our hard work and dedication to excellence, and that the strength of the OOCL brand continues to be recognized as being synonymous to quality and professional services because ‘We Take it Personally’ in all that we do at the company.”
OOCL reached a number of notable milestones in 2018, including our work in developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for shipping, contributing to blockchain developments to improve supply chain efficiency, launching competitive services to new markets in Africa, and achieving strong synergy with our sister company, COSCO Shipping Lines, on areas such as network optimization and equipment utilization and flow improvements.
Commenting on the award win, Mr. Stephen Ng, Director of Trades of OOCL from Hong Kong said: “We are very delighted by this honor and recognition of our achievements. To further strengthen OOCL’s competitive position, OOCL stands ready to embrace new challenges and opportunities in today’s evolving industry landscape and volatile market environment by building a more robust and agile service network, strengthening our operational efficiency, and working ever more closely with our business partners and stakeholders to succeed together. “
OOCL is well respected in the industry as a financially prudent company with a reputation for our customer-focused solutions. Moving forward, OOCL is on a solid path for growth and we look forward to taking the OOCL brand to new heights and into new markets as we approach our 50th anniversary in 2019.
“Orient Overseas Container Line" and “OOCL" are trade names for transportation provided separately by: Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (“OOCLL") and OOCL (Europe) Limited respectively and both are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Orient Overseas (International) Limited, a public company (0316) listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Hong Kong, OOCL is one of the world's largest integrated international container transportation and logistics companies, with more than 360 offices in 70 countries. Linking Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, the company offers transportation services to all major east/west trading economies of the world. OOCL is one of the leading international carriers serving China, providing a full range of logistics and transportation services throughout the country. It is also an industry leader in the use of information technology and e-commerce to manage the entire cargo process.
