MOL welcomes into the fleet LNG-powered Cerulean Ace
NewsMitsui O.S.K. Lines has taken delivery of the LNG-fueled car carrier Cerulean Ace that will transport cars for Mazda Motor Corporation....
MOL trials Furuno berthing aid system
NewsMitsui OSK Lines Ltd and Ferry Sunflower Limited have announced their intention to conduct trials of the Berthing Aid System under developme...
MOL will use ship cranes to mount sails!
NewsTakeshi Hashimoto, President of Mitsui OSK Lines, has announced a project to save energy by using vessels’ cranes for sails...
MOL claims world first for automatic docking
NewsMOL Ferry and it partners have successfully demonstrated auto berthing and unberthing with the 11,410gt ro-pax ferry SUNFLOWER SHIRETOKO in ...
MOL collier to be equipped with Wind Challenger sail
NewsMitsui OSK Line Ltd says it will equip a 235m long and 43m wide 99,000dwt collier scheduled for delivery in 2022 with a hard sail developed ...
MOL looks beyond LNG to fuel cell-battery hybrid propulsion
NewsMitsui OSK Lines Ltd has signed a MoU with linked Japanese company e5 Lab to conduct a joint study of a hybrid pure car carrier equipped wit...
MOL takes a bow
NewsMitsui OSK Lines Ltd has announced that DNV GL has issued an Approval In Principle (AIP) to MOL and Samsung Heavy Industries for their Bow W...
On a roll with new technologies
NewsThe automotive industry is at a crossroads as the move towards battery-powered and driverless vehicles gains momentum...
MOL Prestige update
NewsTHE 6,400 TEU MOL Prestige is now under tow to the Port of Seattle after losing power following a fire in the engine room....
Qatar update
NewsCarriers are scrambling to find alternative for freight to and from Qatar in the wake of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and B...
Enter Ocean Network Express
NewsThe proposed Japanese container carriers' merger would be known as Ocean Network Express...
ONE target is missed
NewsAs this edition of WorldCargo News was going to press, it was announced that K Line, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), and NYK Line had missed their d...
Rotterdam in expansive mode
NewsThe maiden call of MOL TRIUMPH comes as container traffic is showing signs of stronger growth...
Big ships come a-calling at HIT Hong Kong
NewsHong Kong International Terminals (HIT) had something to celebrate this month when the 400m-long by 58.8m-wide 20,170 TEU MOL TRIUMPH called...
South African trades eyeing turnaround
NewsDespite the challenges, there is optimism that 2017 will be a better year for South Africa’s liner trades....