July, 2008.

As the official carrier for the Art Container Project, Emirates Shipping Line carried the first batch of art containers on the afternoon of 13th July onboard Emirates Kanako from Hong Kong on its Hyper Galex I service covering ports in Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East.

A smart, yet lively departure ceremony of the art container took place at the Hong Kong International Terminal, attended by customers, artists and project coordinators.

The art containers will now continue on their journey recounting their own adventures within the Line’s network to various parts of the world.

   
Information about the art containers’ footprints can be tracked online through  at the Line’s website or the Project’s homepage www.artcontainer.hk.

Art Container Project is a unique international project organized by Mere Independent Artists (MIA) in collaboration with Asia Container Leasing (ACL) showcasing Hong Kong’s home-grown arts and culture to different parts of the world.

June, 2008.

As one of Emirates Shipping Line’s core objectives in creating greater intimacy and better value for customers, the company today launched the simplified Chinese website to cater for the China customer base. Users can view different features of the company’s website in Simplified Chinese, and interchange anytime between Simplified Chinese and English version.

“We are pleased to have launched the Chinese version of the website, in line with our strategy to be locally relevant to our customer base. This is part of our focus on multilingual relevance to our customers,” said Vikas Mohammed Khan, Chairman and CEO of Emirates Shipping Line, “more user-friendly features are being developed to enhance our company’s online platform, staying in line with our long-term commitment to improve service standards.”

June, 2008.

One of the core values of Emirates Shipping Line in being a good corporate citizen is to provide service to the local community.  The company is therefore delighted to announce its participation in Art Container Project, a unique international project showcasing Hong Kong’s home-grown arts and culture to different parts of the world.

Emirates Shipping Line is the official carrier for the Project organized by Merely Independent Artists (MIA) to transport 37 containers featuring original works of art by 38 of Hong Kong’s top local artists, on the Line’s scheduled services over the next 3 years.  This Project is carried out in collaboration with Asia Container Leasing (ACL). The art containers will embark on individual journeys to different ports within the Line’s network, where events and cultural exchange exhibitions will be launched to enrich the Project anchoring on the theme and sharing Hong Kong art.

Each container can be tracked upon their departure online through Emirates website by clicking the icon   to view full report on the journey of respective containers.  The tracking report is also available on the project’s official website www.artcontainer.hk. The art containers will eventually return to Hong Kong for exhibition 3 years later, each with their own unique story of their footprint archived as part of their journey and the city’s art development.

 “We are happy to be involved in this meaningful event. To us, both art and shipping share the nature of connection across continents without boundaries, and can play an essential part in bridging relationships between various communities on the planet,” Chairman and CEO of Emirates Shipping Line Vikas Mohammed Khan said, ”We look forward to starting this beautiful journey and witnessing the success of this project.”

Prior to departure the art containers, an inaugural ceremony was held on 16 May 2008 at the West Kowloon Cultural District to commemorate the kick-off of the journey