Category: MOL 2017 Press

MOL and Joint PBCF Developers Attend 2017 Nikkei Global Environmental Technology Award Ceremony

by Sue Terpilowski | Nov 22, 2017 | Environment, Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that on November 20, MOL and the joint developers of the Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) attended the commendation ceremony for the 2017...

MOL’s Newbuilding Coal Carrier NAGARA MARU to Serve JERA Trading

by Sue Terpilowski | Nov 17, 2017 | Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced the delivery of the coal carrier NAGARA MARU, which will serve JERA Trading Pte. Ltd. (Managing Director: Ronan Lory; headquarters:...

MOL Presents Long-Service Awards, Hosts Family Day for Filipino Seafarers

by Sue Terpilowski | Nov 9, 2017 | Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that its group seafarer manning company Magsaysay MOL Marine, Inc.(*) (MMM; Headquarters: Manila, the Philippines; President: Francisco...

MOL Joins Research Project on Use of Vibrating Sensors to Detect Abnormalities in Rotary Machineries

by Sue Terpilowski | Nov 8, 2017 | Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced plans to work with Asahi Kasei Engineering Corporation (AEC; President: Ryuji Kawano, Headquarters: Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture)...

Using Artificial Intelligence to Estimate Vessel Speed and Fuel Consumption at Sea

by Sue Terpilowski | Nov 8, 2017 | Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that it teamed up with Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. (CEO: Shigeru Sasaki, Headquarters: Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture), and Tokyo...

MOL Methanol Carrier Rescues Castaway

by Sue Terpilowski | Nov 7, 2017 | Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that the MOL- operated methanol carrier, the SAN FERNANDO, safely rescued a crewman in the Caribbean Sea (about 140km southeast of the...

MOL Truth, Japan’s 1st 20,000 TEU Containership, Delivered

by Sue Terpilowski | Nov 2, 2017 | Environment, Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

The MOL Truth is the first containership with a capacity of over 20,000 TEU built in Japan, and the fifth in a series of six 20,000 TEU containerships that are operated by MOL (*1). On October 25, it was named the MOL Truth. The...

MOL and China COSCO Shipping Jointly Own 4 LNG Carriers for Russia Yamal LNG Project

by Sue Terpilowski | Nov 2, 2017 | Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

This is the fourth joint LNG project involving MOL and China COSCO Shipping, following one for ExxonMobil (a total of four vessels were delivered from 2015 through 2017) (*2), another for SINOPEC (six vessels are to be delivered...

Financial Highlights: The Second Quarter

by Sue Terpilowski | Oct 31, 2017 | Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

MOL Financial Highlights: The Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2017 http://www.mol.co.jp/en/ir/data/mrsf/pdf/con1710-e.pdf

MOL Develops Mariner Safety Education Tool Using VR Goggles

by Sue Terpilowski | Oct 30, 2017 | Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

Using Leading-edge Technology to Eliminate Industrial Accidents TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that it has developed a mariner safety education tool goggle, which...

MOL Enhances Operation Data Collection and Monitoring Functions for Development of ‘Next-generation Ship Management Support System’

by Sue Terpilowski | Oct 27, 2017 | Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

– Enhancing Grasp of Operational Status, Reducing Environmental Impact through Prevention of Problems and Reduction of Fuel Consumption – TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda)...

MOL Tabletop Drill Focuses on Car Carrier Safety

by Sue Terpilowski | Oct 18, 2017 | Maritime, MOL, MOL 2017 Press, Shipping | 0 |

～Scenario Has Car Carrier Adrift with Fire in Engine Room, Breaching Hull on Reef～ TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that it conducted a tabletop drill based on an...