As a company providing tugboat services, Nihon Tug-Boat has been actively setting up active service bases (tugboat jetties) where tugboats can moor away from their home port since 2005. At the same time, this company continues to think of ways to station tugboats as close as possible to where they are called into service. These efforts have resulted in a reduction in the number of return trips to home port, enabling a reduction in navigation distance. This in turn led to a 374-ton reduction in CO2 emissions in fiscal 2009. The implementation of slow steaming, introduction of fuel additives and LED lighting, application of an Automatic Identification System and other initiatives are leading to improved fuel efficiency. In terms of slow steaming benefits, we saw a large reduction in CO2 emissions of 1,336 tons in fiscal 2009. We have also installed garbage treatment systems on individual vessels to reduce and manage waste generated onboard. In addition to this environmental protection activity, we hold joint research meetings with Group tugboat operators, as a forum for sharing and building on knowledge of these activities.

Utoc Logistics Corporation has introduced 45 multi-functional chassis that can be used with both 20-foot and 40-foot containers since April 2007. This means that chassis do not have to be changed for different container sizes, and sending chassis back to the van pool empty can be avoided. By replacing two chassis with one chassis of this type for transportation between Honmoku Pier and Oi Container Terminal, Utoc Logistics has reduced CO2 emissions by 38 tons, or 45%, a year.

As part of efforts to promote the adoption of green IT (environmentally-friendly IT), MOL Information Systems has been actively replacing rented PCs at MOL Group companies with power-saving models. Furthermore, by reducing the number of physical servers through server virtualization, this company has helped reduce the environmental load at MOL Group offices.