Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), the

world’s 13th-largest container shipping company, is expanding service to

Jamaica in 2020.

OOCL’s operations will provide a weekly

service from China to Kingston, through local agent Jamaica Freight and

Shipping Company.

In a statement about its service expansion

to Kingston, which further integrates OOCL’s Trans-Pacific route to its Latin

America and Trans-Atlantic service lines, shared that it looks forward to doing

business in the island.

“[W]e take pride in our ‘We Take It

Personally’ spirit, which is ingrained in our company culture and business

processes. OOCL core values are our people, being customer-focused, providing

excellent customer service through quality and being responsible to our

community. Our staff around the world strive to meet our customer’s service

requirements on every shipment. Our consistent, reliable and high service

quality is known and enjoyed by all our customers. The best way for you to get

to know us and see that we do follow our core values is to give us an

opportunity by doing business with us,”

The Hong Kong-based global container

transportation and logistics company, just celebrating 50 years of

containerisation, has its North and South America headquarters located in Salt

Lake City, Utah.

According to its website, OOCL operates

over 100 container vessels and has more than 120 offices across 100 major

cities around the world.

OOCL, as a member of the OCEAN Alliance, provides

nearly 200 services calling 600 international ports and terminals around the

world.

Together with sister company COSCO Shipping

Line, OOCL is the third ranked globally in terms of vessel capacity.