Orient Overseas International (OOIL) has pushed up its volumes in the final quarter before  its $6.3bn takeover by Cosco Shipping Holdings was confirmed.

In an operational update, OOIL said it handled 1,616,659 teu in the second quarter, an increase of 6.6% year-on-year.

Its revenue for the three months to the end of June rose by 23.8%