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Naming Ceremony for Newbuilding LNG Carrier Marvel Swallow for Mitsui & Co. Held

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that on October 25, it held a naming ceremony for a newbuilding LNG carrier, which will serve Mitsui & Co., Ltd., at the Geoje Shipyard of Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. in South Korea. Mitsui & …
Oct 30, 2024 / Vessels

MOL Signs Long-Term Time Charter Contract for Singapore's 1st FSRU

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced an agreement with Singapore LNG Corporation Pte. Ltd., Singapore's state-owned LNG terminal operator, on a long-term time charter contract for one newbuilding FSRU.  An event was held in …
Oct 24, 2024 / Vessels

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. Signs Multi-Year Contract With Dryad Global For Risk Intelligence And Secure Voyager Hub Support

Dryad Global, a leading provider of risk intelligence, maritime security, and cyber protection solutions, has announced a multi-year contract with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), one of the world’s largest and most prestigious shipping …
Sep 26, 2024 / Curious

MOL Announces Naming Ceremony For New LNG-fuel Car Carrier CELESTE ACE

MOL  held a naming ceremony for the new LNG-fueled Car Carrier CELESTE ACE at the dockyard of SHIN KURUSHIMA DOCKYARD, in Ehime, Japan. This is the 6th LNG-fueled Car Carrier under MOL’s operation out of total 14 whose deliveries have already …
Sep 25, 2024 / Vessels

Chevron Shipping Company and MOL to Install Wind Challenger on LNG Carrier

Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion System is an LNG Shipping First As part of their ongoing commitment to lower the carbon intensity of their operations, Chevron Shipping Company LLC (Chevron), a subsidiary of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, …
Sep 16, 2024 / Curious

World’s 1st Installation of Norsepower Rotor Sails on a Capesize Bulk Carrier for VALE

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and VALE International SA (VALE) announced that a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier, currently employed under a mid–term contract for transportation of iron ore for VALE, has been successfully retrofitted with two 35m x …
Sep 5, 2024 / Curious

Naming and Launching Ceremony Held for Sunflower Pirka, LNG-fueled Ferry on Oarai-Tomakomai Route

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that on September 4, the naming and launching ceremony was held for the LNG-fueled ferry Sunflower Pirka, under construction at Naikai Zosen Corporation by MOL and MOL Group company MOL Sunflower …
Sep 5, 2024 / Vessels

MOL announces the world’s 1st installation of rotor sail on a Capesize bulk carrier for VALE

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Vale International SA (VALE) announced that a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier, currently employed under a mid–term contract for transportation of iron ore for Vale, has been successfully retrofitted with two 35m x …
Aug 21, 2024 / Curious

MOL Announces Delivery of Bulk Carrier Green Winds, 2nd Vessel Equipped with Wind Challenger Hard Sail Propulsion System

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that on July 10, the Green Winds, a 63,896 DWT Ultramax bulk carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger hard sail wind power propulsion system (Note 1), was completed at Oshima Shipbuilding Co., …
Jul 10, 2024 / Vessels

MOL Coastal Shipping Holds Naming and Launching Ceremony for the Daiichi Meta Maru, Japan's 1st Methanol-fueled Coastal Tanker

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that on July 3, its group MOL Coastal Shipping, Ltd. held a naming and launching ceremony for a newbuilding coastal tanker, jointly owned by MOL Coastal Shipping, Tabuchi Kaiun Co., Ltd., and …
Jul 8, 2024 / Vessels