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MOL Jointly Develops New Energy-saving Sail to Boost Ship Propulsion

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that MOL, MOL Drybulk, Ltd. (MOL Drybulk), Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Iknow Machinery Co., Ltd. have reached an agreement on joint research and development (R&D) of the "Iknow Delta …
Jul 27, 2021 / Vessels

Klaipedos nafta, Larvik Shipping, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will carry out a feasibility study for liquefied CO2 and hydrogen project in Klaipeda, Lithuania

As global economies evolve their energy systems to tackle climate change challenges, a broad spectrum of solutions is under active evaluation. Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) is a powerful technological enabler on the path towards …
May 28, 2021 / Curious

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Astarte with MOL

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, Wednesday (May19) announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Mitsui O.S.K. …
May 20, 2021 / Vessels

MOL to Establish "KiliMOL" a Cross-Border e-Commerce Service to deliver Used Agriculture Machinery to Africa

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced the launch of a cross-border e-commerce website, a business to export used agricultural machinery to Africa through a business partnership with Karasawa Agricultural Machinery Service. In …
Apr 28, 2021 / Curious

MOL, Kyushu Electric Power Sign Basic Agreement for LNG Fuel Supply for Japan's First LNG-Fueled Ferries: Sunflower Kurenai and Sunflower Murasaki

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden) on Monday announced that the companies have concluded a basic agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to two LNG-fueled ferries operated by MOL Group company …
Mar 30, 2021 / Vessels

MOL to expand sharing of ship operation data

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Ship Data Center Co., Ltd. (ShipDC) have agreed to share the data of about 180 MOL’s ships in operation targeted for MOL’s “FOCUS Project” (*1) through IoS Open Platform (IoS-OP)(*2), the ship IoT data …
Mar 1, 2021 / Curious

LNG Megrez - Final Yamal LNG carrier for MOL and Cosco named

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. held on Oct 20, a naming ceremony for an LNG carrier, jointly ordered by MOL and China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (China COSCO Shipping). The event took place at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. …
Oct 26, 2020 / Vessels

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Cosco name third Yamal LNG carrier

China’s Hudong-Zhonghua held on Wednesday a naming ceremony for the third Yamal LNG vessel owned by a joint venture consisting of compatriot Cosco Shipping and Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.The owners will take delivery of the 174,000-cbm LNG Phecda by …
Aug 19, 2020 / Vessels

MOL and NW Innovation Works Announce New Partnership

 Endeavor brings together global shipping leader and innovative manufacturer to produce least carbon-intensive industrial-scale methanol on market – a key component of essential materials Tokyo-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd, and Northwest Innovation …
Jun 16, 2020 / Curious

e5 Consortium Established to Promote Zero-Emission Electric Vessel

Seven companies—Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd., Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Exeno Yamamizu Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., Tokyo Electric Power Company, and Mitsubishi Corporation—Thursday (May 24) …
May 21, 2020 / Curious