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Terminal Business
Owned-operated Terminals Play a Key Role in Container Transport Value Chain
Latest News
- Feb 07, 2024Kobe-Osaka International Port Launches Demonstration of Advanced Cargo Handling Machinery at Hanshin Port Container Terminal -World's 1st Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) Crane Converted to Hydrogen Engine, Achieving Decarbonized Port and Harbor Operations-
- Jul 26, 2023Three Companies to Expand Container Terminal in Kobe - Signs MoU with Kobe-Osaka International Port and 'K' Line -
Outline of Services
The MOL Group not only operates container terminals in five ports-Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, and Kobe, but also offers cargo handling services for car carriers and other cargo ships in Japan as part of our comprehensive approach to the terminal business. The group also operates container terminals in two ports in Vietnam.
The MOL Group promotes automated and hybrid operation of cargo handling, striving to ensure safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly operations.
History
| 1969 | Osaka International Container Terminal (OICT) opens at Nanko Berth C2. |
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| 1971 | Tokyo International Container Terminal (TICT) opens at Ohi Berths No. 4/5. |
| 1972 | MOL establishes Nagoya Container Berth Co., Ltd. (NCB) as a participant in the business. |
| 1974 | Kobe International Container Terminal (KICT) opens at Berths PC-7/8/9. |
| 1986 | Yokohama International Container Terminal (YICT) opens at Honmoku Pier D-5. |
| 1987 | TraPac Los Angeles Terminal* opens. |
| 1990 | TraPac Oakland Terminal* opens. |
| 1991 | TIPS Laem Chabang Terminal Berth No.4* opens in Thailand. |
| 1996 | KICT relocates to high-specification Berths PC-14/15 in the Port of Kobe. |
| 2001 | TICT starts operations at new Berths No.3 and 4 after redevelopment. |
| 2005 | Tobishima Container Berth (TCB) of Nagoya opens. |
| 2009 | TraPac Jacksonville Terminal* opens. |
| 2011 | Tang Cang Cai Mep International Terminal (TCIT) opens in South Vietnam. KICT relocates to Berths PC-16/17, which underwent anti-aseismic improvement work, at the Port of Kobe. |
| 2014 | TraPac Los Angeles Terminal* introduces first automated cargo handling system on the North American West Coast. |
| 2015 | Cutting-edge, fully automated container terminal Rotterdam World Gateway*opens. Large-size cranes that can handle the world's largest containerships are installed at TICT in the Port of Tokyo. |
| 2016 | On-dock rail installation work is completed at the TraPac Los Angeles Terminal*. KICT starts Japan's first three-berth integrated operations by renting all space on Berth PC-15 at the Port of Kobe. |
| 2017 | Container barge terminal* opens in Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2018 | Tan Cang Haiphong International Container Terminal (HICT), the first deep-water container terminal in Northern Vietnam, opens. |
| 2021 | YICT at the Port of Yokohama is relocated from Honmoku D-5 to the Minami Honmoku Berth. |
| 2022 | New equipment for container cargo handling is installed at KICT at the Port of Kobe first in Japan, aiming for zero emissions. |
| 2023 | Expansion of KICT at the Port of Kobe is decided, scheduled to open in 2026. |
* Business has been transferred as of the end of March 2024.
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