MOL Hosts University Students from Australia for Environmental/Safety Learning Session and Ship Operation Experience

July 10, 2025

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that on July 3, as part of its social contribution activities, the company welcomed 15 university students from Australia to its Head Office building for an overview of the company, an environmental and safety instructional session, a tour of the Safety Operation Supporting Center (SOSC), and hands-on experience with a ship-handling simulator. The students (7 from Queensland University of Technology, 6 from Deakin University, and 1 each from the University of Melbourne and Macquarie University) were eager to learn, and each session offered plenty of opportunities to ask questions and exchange opinions.
MOL developed and conducted this event as part of a program based on the Australian government's New Colombo Plan (NCP) ^(Note), which is supported by Mitsui & Co. (Australia) Ltd.

MOL pursues "BLUE ACTION MOL", striving to balance corporate growth with a sustainable society, and has incorporated "for ALL", its intention to pursue social contribution activities, into these words, setting the MOL Group's social contribution activities as "BLUE ACTION for ALL". Activities like welcoming the LMS students represent MOL's initiatives on "next-generation human capital development".

MOL will continue to proactively welcome students and other visitors from Japan and around the world and provide opportunities for them to deepen their understanding of the ocean shipping industry, as it works to become a corporate group that can contribute to industry and society as well as the development of the next generation.

(Note) A program launched by the Australian government in 2014 to provide university students in Australia with opportunities to study abroad, participate in internships, and engage in mentorship experiences in 40 countries and regions in the Indo-Pacific region, including Japan, through scholarships and grants.

"BLUE ACTION MOL" is a general term for the Sustainable Action by MOL Group that balance corporate growth and a sustainable society. We have incorporated the intention "for ALL" to promote social contribution activities as a group for all environments and creatures on earth into this word and have set MOL Group's social contribution activities as "BLUE ACTION for ALL", as the group's social contribution activities to promote activities based on priority areas.
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