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MOL and Rolls-Royce join forces in latest autonomous ship drive
Japan’s largest shipping company, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), has become the latest maritime entity to sign up with Rolls-Royce Marine…
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Modec to provide and run FPSO for Petrobras project in Libra block
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras has signed a deal with Japan’s Modec, a supplier of offshore platforms, to build and…
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Japanese corporate giants trial cross-border blockchain technology
A group comprising some of the largest corporations in Japan including Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) are carrying out a demonstration…
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MOL shows off revolutionary gas-powered coal carrier
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) along with fellow Japanese companies Tohoku Electric Power and Namura Shipbuilding have jointly earned an Approval…
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MOL predicts seaborne bauxite trade will grow 40% by 2025
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has won a five-year bauxite transport contract from Alufer Mining. Capesizes will be deployed to…
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Mitsubishi Heavy restructures shipbuilding division
One of Japan’s top shipbuilders is going through yet another restructuring. From January 1, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will create two…
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Pioneering VDR test brings MOL a step closer to operating ships remotely
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) said today pioneering work with a voyage data recorder (VDR) on one its ships had…
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NS United fixes VLOC deal with Vale
Japanese owner NS United Kaiun Kaisha (NSU) has fixed another deal with Brazilian miner Vale and will order a very…
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ONE’s magenta ships set to turn heads
Shipyard workers in Japan have ordered in a batch of magenta paint which will go on an NYK ship under…
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MOL and Marubeni team up for Kamchatka LNG transhipment project
Japan’s largest shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and compatriot trading house have today signed a memorandum of understanding in Moscow…
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Owners seeing greater value in older crude tankers
The Japanese controlled aframax , a 14-year-old Namura-built tanker, saw up to eight possible buyers come to inspect the ship…
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MOL newbuild bulker contracted to Jera Trading
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines newbuild coal carrier Nagara Maru was delivered on Friday and is set to go out on…
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USCG probes death on MOL chemical tanker
The US Coast Guard (USCG) is investigating the death of a person on board a chemical tanker moored in Richmond,…
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Europe
Second officer found dead on Russian car carrier
The second officer onboard the Russian car carrier was found dead on Sunday while the ship was docked at Japan’s…
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MOL applies AI to estimate vessel performance
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has teamed up with Fujitsu Laboratories and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology to verify…
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Shoei Kisen’s huge orderbook will see its box fleet double in size this decade
Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the shipowning arm of Japanese yard Imabari Shipbuilding, is set to control the world’s third largest non-operating…
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NYK moves to acquire remaining stake in Yusen Logistics
Japanese shipping firm Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has announced an offer to acquire the remaining 40.4% equity stakes of its…
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Sojitz buys into Spanish LNG terminal
Japanese commodity tradier Sojitz Corporation has announced the acquisition of full ownership of Spanish company First State Regasificadora. First state,…
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MOL deploys virtual reality goggles to improve safety
Japan’s largest shipowner Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) is using virtual reality to improve seafarer safety. MOL has developed a mariner…
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Moment of truth for Japanese shipbuilding with naming of landmark 20,000 teu ship
Yesterday saw the naming ceremony for the first ever Japanese-built 20,000 teu class containership. On a clear blue-skied day a…
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