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Sunday, October 30, 2016
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Japanese Shipping Companies to Merge Container Operations

By Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda (Bloomberg) — Nippon Yusen KK, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Japan’s three largest

October 30, 2016
Total Views: 74

Friday, April 8, 2016
MOL Unveils Energy-Saving Rounded Bow for its Next-Generation Car Carriers
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MOL Unveils Energy-Saving Rounded Bow for its Next-Generation Car Carriers

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has revealed the hull design for its next-generation car carrier with a rounded bow said to reduce wind

April 8, 2016
Total Views: 58

Thursday, September 3, 2015
MOL Testing New Containership ‘Windshield’
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MOL Testing New Containership ‘Windshield’

  Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has started testing a new containership ‘windshield’ technology that it hopes will help cut wind resistance,

September 3, 2015
Total Views: 144

Tuesday, August 18, 2015
MOL Second to Settle Car Carrier Price-Fixing Lawsuit
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MOL Second to Settle Car Carrier Price-Fixing Lawsuit

Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, also known as MOL, has settled a major class-action antitrust lawsuit filed by individual consumers and auto,

August 18, 2015
Total Views: 29

Monday, May 18, 2015
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Maersk Line Enters New Vessel Sharing Agreement with MSC and MOL

Maersk Line announced today it has entered into Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA) with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) on the

May 18, 2015
Total Views: 51

Thursday, April 23, 2015
MOL Orders ‘Next-Generation’ Car Carriers
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MOL Orders ‘Next-Generation’ Car Carriers

Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) says it has signed a newbuilding contract for what the company describes as next generation car carriers. The contract

April 23, 2015
Total Views: 90

Monday, March 2, 2015
MOL Orders Record-Breaking 20,150 TEU Capacity Containerships
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MOL Orders Record-Breaking 20,150 TEU Capacity Containerships

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries for the construction of four 20,150 TEU capacity Ultra Large Container

March 2, 2015
Total Views: 46

Monday, February 16, 2015
MOL Containership Suffers Fire at Port of Oakland
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MOL Containership Suffers Fire at Port of Oakland

Firefighters in Oakland battled a two-alarm blaze in the superstructure of a cargo ship berthed at the Port of Oakland on Sunday evening. The fire was reported

February 16, 2015
Total Views: 61

Thursday, February 12, 2015
E.ON Signs 20-Year LNG Shipping Deal with MOL, Newbuild Order Placed
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E.ON Signs 20-Year LNG Shipping Deal with MOL, Newbuild Order Placed

EGC SE, the energy trading arm of gas and power company E.ON signed a 20-year agreement with Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K Line (MOL) for their role

February 12, 2015
Total Views: 35

Monday, January 12, 2015
MOL Containership Aground in Japan
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MOL Containership Aground in Japan

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines reports that the MOL-operated containership, MOL Express, has run aground in eastern

January 12, 2015
Total Views: 62

Thursday, December 4, 2014
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MOL Coal Carrier Named ‘Bulk Ship of the Year’

The new ECO coal carrier MV Soma Maru has been named the "Bulk Ship of the Year" at the International Bulk Journal Awards 2014 held in Rotterdam last

December 4, 2014
Total Views: 99

Thursday, August 14, 2014
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Japanese Ductile Steel Technology Incorporated Into New MOL Bulker

Japanese engineers have introduced new technology to the shipbuilding industry in the form of “highly ductile steel plate” on board a newly

August 14, 2014
Total Views: 78

Wednesday, July 9, 2014
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MOL Confirms Order for Icebreaking LNG Carriers to Ply Arctic Shipping Route

MOL and China Shipping (Group) Company confirmed today an order for three icebreaking-capable LNG carriers from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering

July 9, 2014
Total Views: 52

Thursday, April 24, 2014
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China Releases Japanese Ship Held Over WWII-Era Dispute

By Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda April 24 (Bloomberg) — A Chinese court released a Japanese ship owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. after the cargo

April 24, 2014
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, April 23, 2014
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Yamal LNG to Order 16 New Gas Carriers – Report

MOSCOW, April 23 (Reuters) – The Yamal LNG project in Russia’s Arctic has chosen Russian Sovcomflot, Japan’s Mitsui OSK and Canada’s

April 23, 2014
Total Views: 40

Monday, April 21, 2014
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Chinese Court Seizes MOL Ore Carrier Over 1930’s Dispute

A Shanghai court ordered the seizure of a Japanese iron ore carrier from Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. as compensation for the loss of two ships leased from a Chinese

April 21, 2014
Total Views: 21

Monday, March 31, 2014
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Announces $5 Billion Fleet Expansion Plan

TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s second-largest shipping company, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (MOL), plans to invest 520 billion yen ($5.05 billion)

March 31, 2014
Total Views: 20

Monday, February 17, 2014
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Mitsui O.S.K. to Invest Billions in Floating LNG Regasification and FPSOs

Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. plans to invest as much as 400 billion yen ($3.9 billion) in deep-sea gas production and transportation to

February 17, 2014
Total Views: 68

Monday, February 3, 2014
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Japanese Carriers Steam Back into the Black

The diverse business models of Japanese shipping giants NYK, MOL and K Line pulled them through to profitability at the nine-month stage, ending December 31

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 23

Friday, December 27, 2013
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Daewoo Wins Order to Build Floating LNG Regas Vessel

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering announced today they will be building a 263,000㎥ LNG-FSRU (LNG Floating, Storage & Regasification unit) for

December 27, 2013
Total Views: 75
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