FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 7, 2006

MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is hosting a ceremony for the inaugural voyage of the OOCL Vancouver, the newest addition to the OOCL container line. The new container vessel the largest container vessel ever at Canada Place will be docked for the official ceremony on Tuesday, March 7, 2006, following loading at Deltaport terminal.

The OOCL Vancouver will launch the new Pacific North Express (PNX) service, which will see Vancouver as the first North American port of call on the 42-day round-trip route from Asia.

The OOCL Vancouver is the first vessel delivered in OOCLs order for eight new 5,888-TEU ships.

DETAILS:

WHAT: Ceremony for inaugural voyage of the OOCL Vancouver featuring Minister Kevin Falcon, Chinese Consul-General Tian Chunyan and OOCL officials

WHEN: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
4:45pm Ceremony
6:00pm Ship Departs

WHERE: Canada Place, North Berth, Vancouver, BC

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Headquartered in Hong Kong, OOCL is one of the world's leading container transport and logistics service providers, with more than 230 offices in 58 countries, employing over 5,900 staff globally: 4,950 shore staff and 950 sea staff. Linking Asia, Europe, North America, 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.

Website: www.oocl.com.

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For more information, or to arrange a media pass or photo opportunities, contact:

Claire Munroe or Nicola Lambrechts
604-684-6655

For more information, please contact:

Anne McMullin,
Director, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
Vancouver Port Authority
(604) 665-9069 (office)
(604) 665-9073 (fax)
(778) 231-6978 (cellular)
anne.mcmullin@portvancouver.com

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