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MOL Group's 2nd LNG-fueled Ferry, Sunflower Murasaki, Enters Service
New Company Plans to Operate 4 Vessels by 2025 as MOL Group Steadily Expands LNG-fueled Fleet TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) on Monday (Apr17) announced that the second of Japan's first two LNG-fueled ferries, the Sunflower Murasaki, owned by …
Apr 19, 2023 / Vessels
MOL Decides to Merge Two Group Companies for Ferry and Coastal RORO Vessel Business
Japan's Largest Ferry and Coastal RORO Vessel Company Launch TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced its decision to integrate two wholly owned ferry and coastal RORO vessel operating companies, MOL Ferry Co., Ltd. (MOL Ferry) and Ferry …
Feb 13, 2023 / Curious
Japan's 1st LNG-fueled ferry, Sunflower Kurenai, Enters Service
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that the first of Japan's first two LNG-fueled ferries, the Sunflower Kurenai, owned by MOL and operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower Co., Ltd., entered service on January 13. The …
Jan 16, 2023 / Vessels
LNG-fueled Ferry Sunflower Kurenai Starts to Receive LNG Fuel Supply
Marks Japan’s 1st Truck-to-Ship LNG Bunkering with Skid Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), its group company Ferry Sunflower Limited, and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden) announced that the Sunflower Kurenai, the Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferry …
Dec 22, 2022 / Vessels
MOL and Ferry Sunflower Launch Trial Use of 'Berthing Aid System' for Ships with Eye toward Commercialization
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Ferry Sunflower Limited on Friday (Sep16) announced their intent to conduct a trial use of the "Berthing Aid System," which is under development by Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. using the large-scale car ferry …
Sep 19, 2022 / Vessels
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 Group to Build Japan's 1st LNG-fueled Ferries: Sunflower Kurenai and Sunflower Murasaki
Large Ferries Reduce Environmental Impact with Cutting-edge Technology and Compliance with Modal Shift, While Inheriting a Proud Tradition of ServiceMitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and its group company Ferry Sunflower Limited today announced plans …
Nov 20, 2019 / Vessels