OOCL and Daewoo signed an agreement for delivery by end 1998 of a 2.800 TEU ice-class container ship to be deployed in OOCL s service between Northern Europe and Canada, says a press release.

The vessel will be powered by an B & W engine for a service speed of 21 knots, and be classed +100A1 Iceclass 1A with Lloyds Register.

The order follows an agreement by OOCL’s partner Can-Mar. who recently ordered two sisterships from the same yard. Ail three vessels will be deployed during the second half of 1998. as part of the iolnt service development agreed between the two carriers.

Upon signing the agreement, T R Chang, Chief Executive Officer of OOCL, said: "As part of our commitment to continue fleet renewal and service enhancements, I am pleased that we have now concluded this order which will provide for further strengthening of our Trans Atlantic services".

OOCL operates six loops in the Trans Atlantic through two key alliances, and has the most comprehensive service networks covering Northern Europe and North America.