Slaughter and May advised Orient Overseas (International) Limited on the financing for the newest addition to its fleet

Slaughter and May advised Orient Overseas (International) Limited, one of the world’s largest integrated international container transportation and logistics companies, on the financing of its new 8,888 TEU container ship, OOCL Utah.

OOCL Utah is the sixth of eight 8,888 TEU vessels commissioned by OOCL. This is the second financing of such vessels Slaughter and May has acted on, having previously advised OOCL on the financing of five 13,208 TEU vessels.