Recent events
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2026
SoftBank, MOL and e5 sign maritime broadband MoU
SoftBank, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and e5 Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding to promote maritime broadband communications using OneWeb satellites, including studying maritime digitization use cases and demonstrating satellite antennas on MOL-operated ferries.
2022
MOL completes acquisition of Utoc
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines completed the acquisition of the remaining shares in Utoc Corporation, making Utoc a wholly owned subsidiary.
2022
Ceres agrees to acquire TraPac Jacksonville
Ceres announced that it had agreed to purchase terminal operator TraPac Jacksonville from Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. The transaction was subject to closing conditions, and Ceres was expected to begin operating the terminal on March 1.
2022
India fines car carrier companies over cartel conduct
India’s Competition Commission of India imposed fines totaling nearly $8.5 million on NYK Line, K-Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nissan Motor Car Carrier Company after finding them guilty of violating competition law through cartel conduct. The commission also ordered the companies to stop cartel actions and not enter such agreements in the future.
2022
MOL and ITOCHU receive approval in principle for ammonia bunkering vessel
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and ITOCHU received Approval in Principle from the American Bureau of Shipping for an ammonia bunkering vessel they jointly designed.
2021
MOL unit starts biofuel bunkering trial
Euro Marine Logistics, a subsidiary of MOL, started a biofuel bunker trial on one of its car carriers, bunkering about 370 metric tons of biofuel supplied by GoodFuels.
2020
MOL pays California sulfur-regulation penalties
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) paid $253,300 in penalties for historical violations of California's at-berth sulfur regulation, which CARB said it identified during audits of the company's 2017 and 2018 vessel visits to the Port of Oakland.
2020
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines settles California emissions case
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines agreed to pay $253,300 to settle a case over violations of California's at-berth vessel emissions regulation and to comply with applicable CARB regulations.
2020
Mitsui OSK Lines apologizes for Mauritius oil spill
Mitsui OSK Lines executive vice president Akihiko Ono apologized for the oil spill caused after the company-operated MV Wakashio ran aground off Mauritius. The company said it would do everything in its power to resolve the issue.
2020
MOL launches Lighthouse information platform
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) launched Lighthouse, an information platform providing ocean transport data to customers.
2019
MOL secures green loan for LNG bunkering vessel construction
MOL secured its first green loan from BNP Paribas and the Export-Import Bank of China to partially finance construction of an 18,600-cbm LNG bunkering vessel.