OOCL becomes first maritime shipping line to join SPC

The Bremen-based German national branch of the Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) became a member of Germany's Bonn-based ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center (SPC) on 1 January. An SPC media release said that, as a partner in the SPC network, the container and logistics specialist wants to open up new opportunities in Europe for its customers. OOCL is one of the largest deep-sea carriers worldwide and serves important trade routes in the North and Baltic Seas, the Mediterranean and Black Seas.