Orient Overseas Container Line CEO and Managing Director
Andy Tung was presented with the “Port Pilot Award” by the Long Beach Board of
Harbor Commissioners on Oct. 20. The award is presented to business and political
leaders and advocates who have made contributions to international trade within
the maritime industry.
Tung is the 77th recipient of the award and the first
third-generation Port Pilot winner. His father, C.H. Tung, and grandfather,
C.Y. Tung, were recipients in 1987 and 1977, respectively.
Tung has led the Hong Kong-based OOCL, one of the top
shipping lines calling at the Port of Long Beach, in various management roles
since March 2006. However, he first worked for OOCL from 1993 to 1998 and has held
top management jobs in the maritime industry in both the United States and Hong
Kong.
Prior to his return to OOCL, he was a director of Cargosmart
in Hong Kong and worked at Kong Dragon Airlines.
Under Tung’s leadership, OOCL has been in partnership with
the Port of Long Beach on the $1.3 billion Middle Harbor modernization project.
The new terminal is expected to utilize the world’s most advanced technology,
doubling capacity and cutting emissions in half.
The Port Pilot Award was established in 1954 by the Port of
Long Beach to recognize significant contributions to the advancement of world
trade. The award is named for the harbor port pilots who guide cargo ships
safely in and out of the port in all conditions.
More information about the award and a complete list of
honorees is available at www.polb.com/portpilotaward.
