New Recruits of Hong Kong Voluntary Observing Ship (2026)

During the past 6 months, a total of 4 vessels joined the Hong Kong Voluntary Observation Ship (HKVOS) fleet and started contributing to marine weather observations. The new recruits are listed below:

Ship Name

Ship Company

OOCL Piraeus
OOCL Kapok
OOCL Sunflower
OOCL Tulip

Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL)

We warmly welcome the above new VOS and thank OOCL for their support of the HKVOS Scheme.

Newly recruited HKVOS "OOCL Kapok"

Figure 1. Newly recruited HKVOS "OOCL Kapok" (Photo courtesy of Orient Overseas Container Line Limited).