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MOL Announces Group Exhibit at TICAD9
- Highlighting MOL Group Presence in Africa -
August 12, 2025
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that it will be exhibiting at the TICAD Business Expo & Conference, an event held in conjunction with the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9, Note 1), which will be held at Pacifico Yokohama from Wednesday, August 20 to Friday, August 22, 2025.
MOL has provided marine transport services to and from Africa for nearly a century since launching Japan's first liner route linking Japan and the east coast of Africa in 1926. In recent years, MOL has established offices in four countries: South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, and Mauritius. MOL Group is active in a variety of businesses, including land transport, warehousing, HR consulting, and investment in startups, as well as marine transport.
Exhibition attendees will get a firsthand look at MOL's commitment to expanding the group business in Africa through informational sessions and exhibitions. On the opening day, Wednesday, August 20, at 1 p.m., MOL will conduct a seminar introducing the group's initiatives in Africa on Stage A inside the venue. At the MOL exhibition booth (Exhibition Hall B&C, Booth No. F22), it will showcase its wide-ranging activities in Africa, as well as exhibit the models of the Wind Challenger - wind assisted ship propulsion system, a car carrier, a FSRU, and an LNG powership. MOL offers meeting spaces inside the booth, warmly inviting visitors to stop by. Please complete the official registration prior to your visit.
<How to participate>
Registration is required to visit the exhibition, so please register to attend using the link below.
Top page - TICAD Business Expo & Conference – Events and conference app - Eventory
<Schedule of MOL's sessions>
| Date | Time | Session | Venues | Speakers | How to Register |
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| August 20 | 9:40-11:05 | Economic Partnership In Indian Ocean-Africa Forum Session 1 "Potential of Economic Partnership in Indian Ocean-Africa" |
Venue/ Online * Auditing at the venue is only for those involved and invited. |
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Toshinobu Shinoda, Representative Director, Executive Vice President Executive Officer |
Please register from the link below ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP IN INDIAN OCEAN-AFRICA FORUM | Nikkei |
| August 20 | 12:30-14:10 | Co-Creating the Future of Healthcare and the Economy: Japan-Africa Public-Private Partnerships at the Forefront | Exhibition Hall D S-03 | MOL Logistics Co., Ltd. Koichi Yashima, Director Chairman of the Board |
Please register from the link below Registration for Thematic Event for AfHWIN at TICAD9 *Deadline: 12:00pm (Japan time), Tuesday, 19th August |
| August 20 | 13:00-13:45 | Introduction to MOL's African business (Session: LNG Powerships and Logistics Innovation for Africa's Sustainable Growth (Note2)) |
Exhibition Hall B & C Stage A |
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines ・Tatsuro Watanabe, Managing Executive Officer Responsible for Europe and Africa Region ・Go Sakaguchi, Regional Head of Business in charge of Europe and Africa ・Akira Tsuda, General Manager of Vehicle Transport Business Group ・Mikio Oyama, Chief Representative of East Africa ・Mitsuru Fukushima, Chief Representative of Southern Africa Region ・Jun Kobayashi, MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd. |
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| August 21 | 17:00-17:45 | Panel discussion "GH2 off-taking and industrialization" (Note3) | Exhibition Hall B & C Main stage |
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Senior Managing Executive Officer Hisashi Umemura (Director General, Headquarters of Energy Business) |
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| August 22 | 13:30-14:15 | Japan-Africa Co-Creation Driven by Japanese Startups: Unlocking New Markets through Partnership with Major Corporations (Note4) |
Exhibition B & C Stage B |
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Executive Officer Toru Hikima (Chief Sustainability Officer) |
[Overview of TICAD Business Expo & Conference]
Period: August 20 (Wed) to 22 (Fri), 2025
Organizer: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Co-organizer: Japan Business Council for Africa (JBCA)
Supported by: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Venue: PACIFICO Yokohama (1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 220-0012)
Official website: https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/events/ticad9/
(Note 1) TICAD stands for Tokyo International Conference on African Development. Since 1993, TICAD has been hosted by the Japanese government in collaboration with the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, and the African Union Commission (AUC).
(Note 2) Our company has proposed a rapid electricity and fuel supply model that combines LNG power generation vessels with logistics. We aim to be a social infrastructure partner that supports sustainable growth in Africa by taking advantage of port and transport infrastructure development and group synergies, as well as future use of renewable energy and green fuels.
(Note 3) Session organized by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and cosponsored by the African Development Bank.
The session will focus on the industrialization of green hydrogen, the development of off-take systems and consider the importance of international cooperation for the formation of hydrogen supply hubs. In Africa, the industrialization of green hydrogen utilizing renewable energy is progressing, and public-private partnerships, including third countries, are supporting it. Speakers will discuss the importance of promoting international cooperation in the start-up of hydrogen-related industries by introducing the support schemes of European companies and the efforts of Japanese governmental organizations.
For other speakers on Thursday, August 21 at 17:00-17:45 (on the main stage), please see the event details in the "Schedule" section of TICAD Business Expo & Conference.
(Note 4) In this seminar, a co-creation type public-private partnership model that was formed with the involvement of major Japanese companies and ministries, starting from the process in which Japanese startups founded by Japanese have built relationships of trust with the Senegalese government and local governments and developed businesses rooted in local issues will be introduced. Specifically, the integrated solar refrigeration, processing and digital KIOSK model, which is being demonstrated in Senegal will be shared. To solve social issues, the reality of co-creation from the technologies and perspectives of each company in areas such as logistics, cooling, community service, and thermal insulation will be presented.
Other companies: Shibusawa and Company, Inc., Seiko Epson Corporation, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Sucrecube Japon Inc.
MOL Group 5 Sustainability Issues
MOL Group identifies "Sustainability Issues" (Materiality) as our key issues for sustainable growth with society through realization of the Group Vision.
We anticipate this initiative to contribute especially to the realization of "Environment -Conservation for Marine and global environment-", "Human & Community -Contributing to the growth and development of people and communities-" and "Innovation -Innovation for development in marine technology-."
