Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has held a naming ceremony for OOCL Wisdom, its first methanol dual-fuel container ship.

The ceremony took place at Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. Cao Yanping, director of Fujian Yaohua Industrial Village Development Co., Ltd., named the newbuild.

OOCL Wisdom is the first unit in a seven-ship series and has a maximum capacity of 24,168 TEU. OOCL described the boxship as currently the world’s largest methanol dual-fuel container vessel.

The main and auxiliary engines and boilers are fitted with methanol dual-fuel systems. The carrier has also been built with energy-efficiency management, intelligent monitoring and safety assurance systems.

Tao Weidong, chief executive officer of OOCL, said: “The delivery of OOCL Wisdom not only expands OOCL's fleet and sets a new benchmark for our vessel technology, but also demonstrates our firm commitment to green and low-carbon development, digital intelligence and sustainability.

“The ongoing delivery of large, modern and highly energy-efficient vessels represented by OOCL Wisdom will support both the growth of our fleet and continuous upgrades in vessel performance, enabling us to build a greener, more efficient and intelligent shipping network with broader coverage. This, in turn, will allow us to provide more secure, more reliable and more sustainable logistics solutions in support of global trade."

OOCL is headquartered in Hong Kong, China, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Orient Overseas (International) Limited, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.