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JAMSTEC Picks MOL Group Companies for Key Roles in Arctic Research Vessel Development and Operation

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd. and MOL Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd., both wholly owned MOL subsidiaries, have been selected as a pre-commissioning crew dispatcher (Note 1) and expected …

Aug 14, 2023 / Curious

Japan to get LNG-fueled icebreaker for Arctic research (Video)

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has plans to build Japan’s first research vessel with ice-breaking capabilities to explore the Arctic.The research vessel will be 128 metres long, with a gross tonnage of 13,000. It …

May 17, 2021 / Vessels