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Press Release 2023

Dec 22, 2023MOL Obtains AiP for Ammonia FSRU Design - A Step Toward Safe Utilization of Ammonia for Decarbonizing Society -
Dec 21, 2023Daibiru Acquires Toranomon Mitsui Building with an eye toward Redevelopment of the area. - Acquired Site Area of 7,901m² in the Same Block of the Shosen Mitsui Building -
Dec 19, 2023MOL decided to expand its fleet with 5 New LNG-fueled Capesize Bulkers - Steady Progress toward Goal of '90 LNG/Methanol Vessels' by 2030 -
Dec 18, 2023Daibiru Acquires Equity Interest in Central Hanoi Office Building - Following Projects in U.S. and Australia, Pursuing Overseas Investment Utilizing MOL Group Network -
Dec 15, 2023MOL to Become World's 1st Shipping Company to Issue Blue Bonds
Dec 08, 2023<Report from COP28 @ Dubai> Announcement of a joint statement with Maersk on decarbonization in the Shipping Industry
Dec 07, 2023MOL and DP World sign MoU to Explore Auto logistics and Decarbonization Business Opportunities
Dec 05, 2023MOL and Bapco Energies Sign MoU for Development of Cross Border CO₂ Transport and Sequestration
Nov 22, 2023MOL Signs Deal to Build a Construction SOV ("CSOV”) to Serve Offshore Wind Farms in Taiwan
Nov 21, 2023'HQ,' a New Onboard Microplastic Collection Device that Can Constantly Gather Microplastics while Underway, Earns ClassNK Innovation Endorsement
Nov 15, 2023MOL to Install Cameras, AI Systems in Cargo Holds of Newbuilding LNG-fueled Car Carriers for Early Fire Detection
Nov 14, 2023LNG-fueled Panamax Coal Carrier Reimei Commences Operation
Nov 14, 2023MOL and KEPCO Sign Service Agreement on Development of Liquefied CO₂ Carrier Design for CCS Value Chain
Nov 01, 2023Japan's 1st: Coastal Vessel Successfully Operated Using Biofuel Mixed Waste Cooking Oil Directly with Fuel Oil
Nov 01, 2023MOL and Pyxis sign Collaboration Agreement for development and market expansion of electric vessels in Singapore and Japan.
Oct 31, 2023Restructuring of the organization and Changes to Responsibilities of Executive Officers[214KB]
Oct 30, 2023MOL Introducing 'MarTrust' Payment Service for Seafarers to Improve Quality of Onboard Life
Oct 27, 2023MOL and Cosmo Oil Sign MoU to Study Ocean Transport for Development of CCS Value Chain
Oct 25, 2023MOL and JERA Signs Long-Term Charter Deal for Newbuilding LNG Carrier
Oct 25, 2023MOL Signed MOU with Hy2gen Deutschland for Jointly Study the Use of e-methanol
Oct 19, 2023Hydrogen-fueled Vessel Wins AiP Towards Demonstration Operation
Oct 16, 2023MOL Aims for Full-scale Introduction of Starlink Satellite Communication, Targeting More Than 200 Ocean-going Vessels - Addressing Global Seafarer Shortage by Improving Work Environment -
Oct 13, 2023MOL's CVC MOL PLUS, Daibiru Join Forces - MOL Group's Collective Strengths -
Oct 12, 2023MOL Cruises Announces its new cruise line brand name "MITSUI OCEAN CRUISES^SM", ship name "MITSUI OCEAN FUJI^SM" and an Around-the-World Cruise. - To realize wellbeing originated in Japan -
Oct 11, 2023MOL & MOLMEC to Introduce Training Programs for SEP and SOV Crew - Contributing to Safe Operation of Offshore Wind Power Projects -
Oct 10, 2023Establishment of Indonesian Seafarers Manning Company - Stably Securing Seafarers for Expansion of LNG Transport Fleet -
Oct 06, 2023MOL Group Company Daibiru Announces Sapporo Daibiru Redevelopment Project Plan - Marking Company's Centennial Anniversary with Launch of Urban Development in Sapporo -
Oct 06, 2023MOL President & CEO Hashimoto Addresses Company's Entrance Ceremony - Becoming a Resilient Global Enterprise through the Collaboration of Diverse Human Capital -
Oct 05, 2023MOL becomes new strategic shareholder in Odfjell Oceanwind
Oct 05, 2023Japan's 1st LNG-fueled Ferries, MOL Group's 'Sunflower Kurenai' and 'Sunflower Murasaki,' Win Good Design Award 2023
Oct 05, 2023MOL and COSCO Co-host 5th Shanghai International LNG Shipping Forum
Oct 04, 2023MOL and EDF Renewables partner up for offshore wind and green hydrogen opportunities
Oct 04, 2023MOL is Only Shipping Company to Exhibit at the COP28 Japan Pavilion - Exhibiting 'Wind Challenger' and 'Wind Hunter,' Technologies Using Wind Power to Propel Vessels -
Oct 04, 2023MOL Joins Tokyo Bay eSG 2023 Priority Project - Wind Hunter, Zero-emission Project Using Wind Power and Hydrogen, Will Be Key Element -
Oct 03, 2023Message from President Ushioku as MOL Sunflower Begins Operations - Japan's Largest Ferry and Coastal RORO Vessel Operator Launched -
Oct 02, 20238 MOL Group-managed Vessels Earn Commendations from Japan Coast Guard for 3 Consecutive Years - Honored for Continuously Providing Information on Marine Conditions -
Sep 27, 2023MOL Issues Integrated 'MOL REPORT 2023' - Taking the leap to becoming a global social infrastructure company -
Sep 26, 2023MOL and Idemitsu to Launch Demonstration Test on Recycling of Marine Plastic Waste
Sep 26, 2023Three Japanese Shipping Companies Partner to Establish Global Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain
Sep 25, 2023MOL, PETRONAS and MISC Set the Stage for the Development of Liquefied CO₂ Carriers
Sep 20, 2023MOL Drybulk, Kambara Kisen Sign Basic Agreement on Time Charter for Newbuilding Methanol Dual Fuel Bulk Carrier - Moving Steadily toward KPI: '90 LNG/Methanol-fueled Vessels' by 2030 -
Sep 19, 2023MOL Appointed as "Sector Champion" of First Movers Coalition - Leading the Discussion to Promote Zero-Emission Fuels -
Sep 14, 2023MOL Transports Fire Engines to Paraguay - Drawing upon its Global Network to Implement a Corporate Citizenship Activity -
Sep 13, 2023Japan's first Hydrogen and Bio Fuel Hybrid Passenger Ship Named 'HANARIA'-Start servicing from April 2024-
Sep 12, 2023MOL Chemical Tankers to Acquire Fairfield Chemical Carriers
Sep 11, 2023Investment in Dutch company TouchWind, which develops next-generation floating offshore wind turbines
Sep 11, 2023MOL Chairman Junichiro Ikeda Appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Mauritius in Tokyo
Sep 08, 2023MOL and Shell Sign Collaboration Agreement to Advance Decarbonisation in Maritime Sector
Sep 07, 2023MOL has become the 1st Japanese Shipping Company to Join Washington Maritime Blue, A Non-profit Strategic Alliance for a Sustainable Maritime Industry - Pursuing Sustainability through Advanced Technology -
Sep 06, 2023MOL and Sawayama Marine Establish Joint Venture to Recruit Global Human Resources
Sep 01, 2023MOL Group Launches 1st Warehouse Operation in Africa - Enhancing Logistics Services in Kenya, Neighboring Countries -
Aug 25, 2023MOL to Study Liquefied CO₂ Transport by Vessel in JOGMEC Call for Advanced CCS Projects
Aug 23, 2023Australian Japanese partners execute R&D Project Agreement to develop safe and efficient solutions for industrial-scale shipping of CO₂
Aug 10, 2023JAMSTEC Picks MOL Group Companies for Key Roles in Arctic Research Vessel Development and Operation
Aug 08, 2023MOL Joins GCMD as Impact Partner to Accelerate Decarbonisation in Maritime Industry
Aug 03, 2023MOL Project to Produce Pure Water for Hydrogen Generation Selected for Shiga Prefecture Subsidy Program - Advancing Wind Hunter Project Harnessing Offshore Wind to Produce Hydrogen for Vessel Propulsion -
Aug 02, 2023MOL to sponsor Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition on Theme 'Designing Future Society for Our Lives' - Aspirations toward 'Society 5.0' -
Aug 01, 2023MOL, KDDI Launch Starlink Utilization Trials on Cruise Ship, Ferries, Coastal RORO Vessel - Contributing to High-speed Communication and Safe Navigation for Crewmembers and Passengers -
Jul 31, 2023Changes of Executive Officer[134KB]
Jul 26, 2023Three Companies to Expand Container Terminal in Kobe - Signs MoU with Kobe-Osaka International Port and 'K' Line -
Jul 24, 2023Crewmembers of Subsea Cable-laying Ship KDDI Cable Infinity Honored for Rescue of Seafarer Who Fell Overboard off Kitakyushu - Receives Letter of Appreciation from Moji Coast Guard, KDDI, and KDDI Cableships & Subsea Engineering -
Jul 24, 2023MOL Marks Consecutive Listings on ESG Investment Indices: 'FTSE4Good Index,' 'FTSE Blossom Japan Index,' and 'FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index'
Jul 21, 2023Participating in the Second Stage of the Nippon Foundation MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Project for Social Implementation
Jul 14, 2023MOL Car Carrier Galaxy Ace Cooperates with Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium for Loggerhead Turtle Migration Research
Jul 13, 2023MOL to Join Port of Newcastle's Clean Energy Precinct Construction Project in Australia - Cooperating in Ocean Transport of 'Green Hydrogen and Ammonia' -
Jul 12, 2023LNG-fueled Tugboat Ishin Marks 100th LNG Bunkering
Jul 05, 2023MOL Participates in WEF Annual Meeting of the New Champions
Jun 28, 2023MOL Concludes 1st LNG Carrier Lease with China's Bank of Communications Financial Leasing - Promoting Deeper Regional Strategies by Diversification of Financing -
Jun 28, 2023MOL and INEOS Sign Term Charter Deal for Two Newbuilding LNG Carriers
Jun 28, 2023MOL, PETRONAS and SDARI Acquire AiP for LCO₂ Carriers and FSO from Major Classification Societies
Jun 27, 2023NEDO Selects MOL for "Research and development of a multi-purpose and multi-terminal hIGH voltage direct current Transmission system" (RIGHT Project) - Boosting Renewable Energy through New Technology for Cable Laying Support Vessels -
Jun 23, 2023MOL and Chevron Sign MoU on Strategic Alliance for Decarbonization - Collaborating to Reduce GHG Emissions -
Jun 21, 2023Successful Sea Trial on A Domestic LNG-fueled Vessel for Use of Liquefied Biomethane as Marine Fuel -Achieving Net Zero Emissions in Ocean Transport-
Jun 15, 2023MOL Signs Time Charter Contract for 2 CTVs to Serve Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Windfarm -The First CTV in Japan to be managed and operated under ISM Code-
Jun 15, 2023Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) makes strategic investment in Ascension Clean Energy Leading global shipping company latest shareholder in planned Louisiana clean hydrogen-ammonia production facility
Jun 14, 2023FSRU Owned by MOL Group Received First LNG for Hong Kong - Contributing to a Stable Supply of Clean Energy -
Jun 14, 2023MOL and JERA Signs Long-Term Charter Deal for Newbuilding LNG Carrier
Jun 13, 2023MOL Group Accepts First Trainees from Overseas at MOL Dynamic Positioning Training Center (MOL DPTC) -Contributing to the Development of Taiwan's Offshore Wind Power Industry-
Jun 12, 2023MOL Group Team up with GCS Velogic, Major Logistics Company Serving East Africa - Enhancing Local and Regional Services -
Jun 09, 2023MOL and Toyo Conclude Agreement to establish a Joint Venture Company for Offshore Wind Power Generation Business
Jun 09, 2023Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Enters Strategic Investment Agreement with Delfin Enhance MOL's offshore and global social infrastructure capability MOL to Make a strategic Investment in Delfin, Join Board of Directors
Jun 08, 2023MOL Group-managed Vessels Recognized for Excellence in Weather Observation and Reporting for 8th Consecutive Year - LNG Venus Receives 2023 Director-General Award from Japan Meteorological Agency -
Jun 08, 2023MOL and Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. Sign Basic Agreement on Consecutive Voyage Charter by Newbuilding LNG-fueled Bulk Carrier -Moving Steadily toward our KPI ; '90 LNG/Methanol-fueled Vessels' by 2030-
Jun 07, 2023MOL's First Female Captain Takes Command of Car Carrier - Creating a Work Environment in which Diverse People Can Work together and Co-create with Others in a Rewarding Environment -
Jun 06, 2023MOL Conducts Sea Trial of Starlink Satellite Communication Service Onboard Ocean-going Vessel - Confirmed up to 50 Times Faster Communication Speed -
Jun 05, 2023'MOL Sunflower Ltd.' Launched - New Company Name for Japan's Largest Ferry and Coastal RORO Vessel Operator -
Jun 01, 2023MOL Group is the First Overseas Partner of Hong Kong Government-backed-e-Smart Port Platform Prototype Project
May 31, 2023MOL has established 'MOL Switch' in the USA, to invest in decarbonization technologies
May 29, 2023MOL Launches Inter-system Linkage of 'Lighthouse' Digital Platform with Nippon Steel Corporation - MOL-developed System Helps Customers Optimize Supply Chains -
May 25, 2023MOL Group Earn 2 Awards in 'Ship of the Year 2022'- World's 1st Coal Carrier Equipped with Wind Challenger, Shofu Maru, Named Ship of the Year 2022; Japan's 1st LNG-fueled Ferry Sunflower Kurenai Wins in Large Passenger Ship Sector -
May 24, 2023MOL to Commercialize 'V-MO' Monitoring Service for Marine Motors Jointly Developed with Asahi Kasei Engineering - Further Improving Safe Operation and Promoting Maritime Digital Transformation -
May 22, 2023Daibiru Joins Office Building Development Project in Melbourne, Australia
May 22, 2023Daibiru Group Medium- to Long-Term Management Plan 2035 "BUILD NEXT." formulated[1880KB]
May 19, 2023MOL and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Sign Basic Agreement on Long-term Charter for Newbuilding Dual-fuel Methanol Carrier
May 08, 2023MOL Transports Fire Engines to Paraguay - Drawing upon its Global Network to Implement a Unique Social Contribution Program -
Apr 28, 2023MOL to Invest in and Conclude Business Alliance Agreement with MODEC, Inc. -Strengthening Offshore Business and Taking a Further Step to become a Social Infrastructure Company-
Apr 27, 2023MOL Signs Positive Impact Finance Loan Deal with Mizuho Bank - Addressing Sustainability Issues by Expanding Fundraising Base -
Apr 26, 2023NextGen establishes world's largest diversified portfolio of permanent carbon dioxide removals to scale the market
Apr 21, 2023MOL Establishes 'MOL Group Human Capital Vision' - Promoting Human Capital Policies with Three Basic Principles 'Diversity, Equity & Inclusion,' 'Mutually Empowered,' and 'Highly Engaged' -
Apr 21, 2023Introducing 'MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.2' - Our BLUE ACTION for Net Zero -
Apr 21, 2023First accredited low-carbon ammonia shipment for power generation dispatched from Saudi Arabia to Japan[276KB]
Apr 19, 2023World's 2nd Pure Battery Tanker "AKARI" Enters Service; Completes 1st Bunkering Operation - Contributing to Expansion of Zero Emission Bunkering -
Apr 17, 2023MOL Group's 2nd LNG-fueled Ferry, Sunflower Murasaki, Enters Service - New Company Plans to Operate 4 Vessels by 2025 as MOL Group Steadily Expands LNG-fueled Fleet -
Apr 14, 2023MOL, TSUNEISHI and MES-S Acquire AiP for Ammonia-fueled Vessel from ClassNK and Lloyd's
Apr 13, 2023MOL to Participate in the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) toward reducing maritime methane emissions
Apr 06, 2023MOL President & CEO Hashimoto Addresses Company’s Entrance Ceremony - 'Take on a global and multifaceted challenge!' -
Apr 04, 2023MOL Safety Conference 2023 Held at 4 Sites Worldwide - Aiming for 'The world's highest level of safety' -
Apr 03, 2023MOL Establish Chief Country Representative for New Zealand - Aiming to Enhance Ties within MOL Group -
Apr 03, 2023Message from President and CEO on MOL Foundation Day, 'Moving Forward as a Global Social Infrastructure Company'
Mar 31, 2023MOL Group Establishes New Management Plan: 'BLUE ACTION 2035' - Taking the leap to becoming a global social infrastructure company -
Mar 31, 2023Changes of General Managers[140KB]
Mar 30, 2023MOL Establishes "MOL Group Three Basic Principles of Corporate Governance" and "MOL Group Corporate Governance Policy"
Mar 29, 2023MOL, Mazda Held Online Talk Event on International Women's Day
Mar 28, 2023MOL and Rio Tinto to Strengthen Partnership for Safer Operation
Mar 27, 2023MOL Expands Financing Base through Transition Linked Loan to Promote Environmental Strategies
Mar 27, 2023Daibiru Acquire Partial Equity Interest (Trust Beneficiary Rights) in 'Otemon Tower / ENEOS Building'
Mar 24, 2023Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Demonstration Project in Okinawa Selected by Japan's Ministry of the Environment - Aiming to Commercialize World's 1st Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion by around 2026 -
Mar 23, 2023Six Companies Team up to Build, Operate Japan's 1st Methanol-fueled Coastal Tanker
Mar 23, 2023AMOGY, MOL, MOL PLUS Sign MoU on Ammonia-To-Power System for Ships and Establishment of Ammonia Supply Chain - Promote the Spread of Environmentally Friendly and Efficient Power Source -
Mar 22, 2023MOL Selected for 'Nadeshiko Brand' for 3rd Consecutive Year, Reflecting Measures to Encourage Women's Workplace Success
Mar 20, 2023MOL Won Special Jury Prize in NIKKEI Integrated Report Award 2022
Mar 17, 2023MOL Selected as a 'CDP2022 Supplier Engagement Leader'
Mar 17, 2023MOL Purchases 32,000-ton Luxury Cruise Ship Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line to Launch Service by End of 2024
Mar 16, 2023Changes of General Managers[189KB]
Mar 16, 2023MOL Group Signs 1st Deal with Overseas Customer, for MOL COILPORTER®, the Next-generation Cradle for Containerized Transport of Steel Coils
Mar 15, 2023MOL Implements Dramatic Workplace Reforms at Head Office; Internal Staircase Connects 3 Floors, Linking Safety Center and Business Divisions While Streamlining Communication - Strengthen Safe Operation Support and Promote Reform in Workstyle -
Mar 09, 2023Offsetting CO₂ Emission from the Iron Ore Carrier's Voyage between Australia and Japan
Mar 08, 2023MOL Selected as 'Health & Productivity Stock Selection' for 3rd Consecutive Year, and 'White 500 Company in Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program'
Mar 08, 2023MOL and VALE agree to install Two Norsepower Rotor Sails^TM to an in-service Capesize Bulk Carrier
Mar 07, 2023Hokutaku and MOL Execute Wind Power Fund Investment Project
Mar 06, 2023MOL Concludes MoU on Building Clean Hydrogen/Ammonia Value Chain in Thailand - Collaboration with EGAT, Mitsubishi Thailand and Chiyoda Corporation -
Mar 02, 2023MOL Unveils Marine Debris Collection Ship and Demonstrates Coastal Debris Collection Device on the coast of Bali, Indonesia - Promoting Marine Environmental Protection through Commercialization of Marine Debris Collection -
Mar 01, 2023Introducing 'MOL Group DX Vision' - Transforming Business Operations and Corporate Culture through the Use of Digital Technology -
Feb 28, 2023Methanex and MOL complete first-ever net-zero voyage fuelled by bio-methanol
Feb 27, 2023MOL to Participate in JAWFP Corporate Program as a Partner in Supporting People's Lives
Feb 27, 2023Agricultural Machinery Exporter KiliMOL's Project Promoting Mechanization of Rice Planting in Kenya Selected for JICA 'SMEs/SDGs Business Support Program'
Feb 22, 2023MOL and Air Water Begin Joint Study on Use of Liquefied Bio-methane as Marine Fuel - For Trial Use on a MOL Group LNG fueled Vessel -
Feb 17, 2023New Training Courses Offered by MOL Group, Essential for Offshore Wind Power Projects Receives ClassNK's Basic Approval - Expanded Training Course for Marine Development-related Specialty Vessels Using Dynamic Positioning Simulator -
Feb 15, 2023MOL Selected as 'Yearbook Member' of S&P Global 'The Sustainability Yearbook 2023'
Feb 13, 2023MOL Decides to Merge Two Group Companies for Ferry and Coastal RORO Vessel Business - Japan's Largest Ferry and Coastal RORO Vessel Company Launch -
Feb 10, 2023MOL to Provide Aid to Victims of Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Feb 06, 20232 MOL Group Projects Selected for Japanese Government-backed Offshore Wind Power Human Resource Development Program - Installation of Training Facility in Kitakyushu and Expansion of Dynamic Positioning System Training Courses -
Feb 02, 2023MOL Becomes World's First Company to Earn AiP for Vessel Cyber Resilience - Toward the Improvement of Safe Operation and Realization of Safe Maritime Digital Transformation -
Feb 01, 2023MOL Signs Collaboration Deal with Nagasaki Prefecture for Shipbuilding-Related Industries and Renewable Energy Projects - Raising Nagasaki Prefecture's Profile/Creating New Value for Local Companies through Public-Private Collaboration -
Jan 31, 2023Changes of Directors, Auditors and Executive Officers[341KB]
Jan 31, 2023Changes of General Managers[240KB]
Jan 27, 2023MOL is the First Japanese Company to Join First Movers Coalition's Shipping Sector - Toward the Decarbonization of the Ocean Shipping Industry -
Jan 27, 2023MOL and Mitsui Acquire AiP for Large Ammonia-powered Bulk Carrier
Jan 19, 2023MOL Takes Delivery of Methanol-fueled Methanol Carrier Cypress Sun
Jan 18, 2023KARMOL Secure $71 Million Loan From Japanese Banks for SENEGAL FSRU
Jan 16, 2023Japan's 1st LNG-fueled ferry, Sunflower Kurenai, Enters Service - Reducing Environmental Impact, Realizing Modal Shift and Offering 'Casual Cruise' -
Jan 10, 2023MOL Announces New Series Name and New Hull Color Design for LNG-fueled Car Carriers - Promoting Environmentally Friendly Fleet Development with 'BLUE' Series LNG-fueled Car Carriers -
Jan 06, 2023Signing LNG Supply Basic Agreement for 2 New LNG-Fueled Ferries on Oarai-Tomakomai Route - Further Promotion of LNG-Fueled Ferries for Low-Carbonization of Marine Fuel -
Jan 05, 2023MOL CEO Hashimoto's 2023 New Year Message - A Year of Challenges for the Group's Global Growth -