MOL


Friday, April 21, 2023
lng carrier
Shipping

First Shipment of Low-Carbon Ammonia Arrives in Japan for Power Generation

In a groundbreaking move toward greener power generation, Japan has received its first shipment of independently-certified low-carbon ammonia. The shipment is

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 2526

Thursday, February 23, 2023
Shipping

MOL Looks to Cow Manure to Help Reduce CO2 Emissions from Shipping

In its quest to decarbonize shipping, Japan-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is turning to cow manure. MOL has teamed up with a company called to Air Water Inc. to

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 2240

Wednesday, December 21, 2022
lng carrier
Shipping

MOL Signs Charter Contract for Newbuild LNG Carrier with India’s GAIL

Japanese shipping company and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and India’s largest gas supplier GAIL have signed a time charter contract for a second newbuild LNG

December 21, 2022
Total Views: 1298

Monday, November 21, 2022
Shipping

JERA to Study Large-Scale Ammonia Fuel Transportation with NYK and MOL

Japanese power company JERA Co. has entered into memorandums of understanding with shipping companies NYK and MOL on the large-volume transportation of ammonia

November 21, 2022
Total Views: 761

Monday, April 4, 2022
Sponsored

Goodbye Wall Wash – Welcome Washing Water Analysis

MOL Chemical Tankers has equipped its operating vessels with spectrophotometer that allow seafarers to monitor tank cleaning operations at any time in the

April 4, 2022
Total Views: 5803

Wednesday, February 9, 2022
liquid CO2 ship
Shipping

Petronas and MOL to Explore CO2 Ocean Transport for CCUS Value Chain

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly explore

February 9, 2022
Total Views: 1950

Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Shipping

‘World First’ Autonomous Containership Tested in Japan

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is claiming to have conducted the world’s first sea trial of an unmanned autonomous containership.

January 26, 2022
Total Views: 7842

Thursday, November 4, 2021
nyk containership
Finance

Japanese Shippers Reap Profit Bonanza Amid Supply Chain Chaos

By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Nippon Yusen and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Japan’s biggest and third-biggest shipping companies,

November 4, 2021
Total Views: 1057

Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Vladimir Rusanov tanker
Shipbuilding

MOL to Charter Four Fuel-Efficient Newbuild LNG Carriers to Novatek

Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has signed time charter agreements for four newbuild LNG carriers with a unit of Russian natural gas produce Novatek. The

September 14, 2021
Total Views: 790

Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Environment

MOL Exploring Triangular Sails Attached to Ships’ Cranes to Boost Propulsion

Japanese shipping group Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has partnered with others to research and develop triangular sails that can be mounted on ships’ cargo cranes

July 27, 2021
Total Views: 1749

Friday, July 16, 2021
Environment

MOL Picks Up 40% Stake in Methanol Tanker Company Waterfront Shipping

Japanese shipping line Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will acquire a 40 percent stake in Methanex’s Vancouver-based subsidiary Waterfront Shipping (WFS), which operates

July 16, 2021
Total Views: 1073

Monday, June 28, 2021
Environment

MOL Launches Charitable Trust in Mauritius After Wakashio Grounding

By Vel Moonien in Mauritius, Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) has established a charitable trust in Mauritius, pending the launch of a MOL Japanese Foundation, to

June 28, 2021
Total Views: 1992

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
oil refinery
Environment

MOL to Step up Hydrogen and Ammonia Business

TOKYO, May 19 (Reuters) – Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) said on Wednesday it will accelerate efforts to build a global

May 19, 2021
Total Views: 1100

Thursday, April 15, 2021
mol ship
Shipping

Zero-Carbon Goal Pushes Japan to Bet On Century-Old Technology

By Erica Yokoyama and Tsuyoshi Inajima (Bloomberg) — Some of the biggest industrial companies in Japan are working on a project that could trigger a

April 15, 2021
Total Views: 4194

Friday, March 19, 2021
liquid CO2 ship
Shipping

MOL Invests in Liquid CO2 Shipping Line

Japanese shipping group Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is betting on the future of carbon capture and storage with an investment in a company specializing in liquid

March 19, 2021
Total Views: 3362

Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Maritime News

MOL Testing Autonomous Collision Avoidance Tech

Japanese shipping Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is studying autonomous collision avoidance technology in Tokyo Bay. The goal of the study will be to develop an advanced

October 21, 2020
Total Views: 85

Friday, September 11, 2020
Maritime News

Wakashio Charterer Mitsui OSK Lines to Contribute $9.4 Million to Recovery Fund

By Yuka Obayashi and Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd said on Friday it would spend about 1 billion yen

September 11, 2020
Total Views: 78

Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Mauritius Oil Tanker Spill Drone Photo
Environment

Mauritius Oil Clean-up Turns Focus From Ship To Shore

by Yuka Obayashi (Reuters) – A Japanese disaster relief team helping to clean up a devastating oil spill off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius

August 18, 2020
Total Views: 83

Monday, August 17, 2020
Oil Spill

Wakashio Breaks Apart With 166 Tons Of Fuel Oil Still Aboard

by Omar Mohammed (Reuters) – A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around

August 17, 2020
Total Views: 53

Monday, December 17, 2018
Wilhelmshaven FSRU project
Maritime News

Uniper Intensifies LNG Plans with Japan’s Mitsui OSK for FSRU in Germany

FRANKFURT, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Energy group Uniper on Monday entered agreements with Japanese shipping group Mitsui OSK Lines to handle potential

December 17, 2018
Total Views: 20