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MOL President & CEO Hashimoto Addresses Company’s Entrance Ceremony
Moving Toward a New Era Together TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that the company welcomed 57 new employees (new graduates at sea: 20; new graduates on land: 29; career recruits on land: 7; career recruit...
Message from President and CEO on MOL Foundation Day, “Heading for a Quantum Leap Forward in the Next Decade”
We are pleased to bring you a message from Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. the new President & CEO Takeshi Hashimoto. Today, as I take the helm from former President & CEO Junichiro Ikeda, I begin steering the management of the MOL Group, and I’m looking forward to...
MOL Establish Chief Country Representatives for U.S.A. and Russia
Aiming to Enhance Ties within MOL Group TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced to establish the “Chief Country Representative of United States of America” under the “Chief Executive Representative of North America,...
CYBERSECURITY WILL REMAIN A MARITIME THREAT IN 2021
The maritime industry will remain a target of cyber-criminals in 2021 and the world’s shipping fleets will need to be on high alert for cyber-attacks as the industry recovers from the damage caused by the global pandemic, according to Mr Ionut Paris, Managing...
Rolls-Royce acquires leading supplier of ship control systems Servowatch
• Power Systems division modernises and strengthens MTU portfolio of platform management systems and ship control systems. • 46 employees in the United Kingdom and India deliver integrated marine automation solutions for navies, commercial vessels and large yachts....
3T Logistics Restructures and Rebrands, Launching New Brands to Drive Growth and Scalability in a Rapidly Evolving Industry
3T Logistics, a global transport management technology vendor and one of Europe’s largest independent fourth-party logistics (4PL) providers, today announced that it is restructuring its business to better drive growth and scalability in a rapidly evolving industry....
WOMEN IN SHIPPING PRESENT A UNIFIED VOICE AT GLOBAL AGM
Despite the global pandemic, WISTA International – the global voice for female managers within the shipping industry – held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 5 November. This online event was attended by more than 500 representatives from its worldwide...
WISTA AGM MARKS GLOBAL DIVERSITY AWARD
WISTA international – the global voice for female managers within the shipping industry – presented its first Corporate Diversity Award at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held online on Thursday 5 November to Terminal Internacional del Sur (TISUR) nominated by WISTA...
ADERCO CASE STUDIES RAISE CONCERNS REGARDING TOTAL SEDIMENT IN VLSFOs
The quality of some new low sulphur fuel oils being supplied today, still remains of significant concern to ship owners, ship managers and operators. ADERCO - the authoritative source when it comes to fuel treatment technology - recently conducted two case studies...
ADERCO BACKS CALLS FOR SEAFARER INTERVENTION
There are more than 300,000 seafarers currently stranded at sea and unable to get home as the global Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact world trade. As both local and global restrictions are still being enforced and affecting the ability of ships to enter or leave...
MARITIME LINK PROMISES STRONG FUTURE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP
Two of the leading Maltese maritime training and contingency management training organisations will be offering a new set of integrated courses from 2021 after agreeing a memorandum of understanding earlier this month. The Mediterranean Maritime Research and Training...
New white papers outline reality of post-pandemic global maritime world
The global maritime world has changed and four new White Papers from GMCG Global outline the realities and new ways of working following the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world’s shipping industry comes to terms with the issues of post-pandemic operations, new health and...
BIMCO’s 2020 fuel oil quality and safety survey mirrors Aderco requests
Between February and May 2020 BIMCO, The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO conducted The Fuel Oil Quality and Safety Survey with the aim to get a greater understanding of the quality of the new fuel oils and possible safety...
Maritime UK – launches Mental Health Network
Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the £46bn maritime sector, is partnering with Safer Highways to launch its first survey into how employers support good mental health in the maritime sector. The benchmarking survey is an early initiative from the recently-launched...
What is a feature story?
Most stories we see in the newspaper or on the internet will be written in a feature-oriented style. But what exactly is a feature story? A feature story is a non-fiction writing about news (news feature) or any other subject (human-interest story). Unlike straight...
VLSFO – THREATS STILL REMAIN FOR SHIPOWNERS
The IMO low sulphur fuel cap introduced in January 2020 has not eradicated the potential threats from cat fines, sludge, compatibility issues, asphaltene and fuel stability - the five key issues that can damage the health and maintenance of diesel engines, according...
KEY FUEL ISSUES NEED TREATMENT IN STORAGE
Low sulphur fuels held in storage and used in the maritime world are still at risk from five key issues, which is further exacerbated due to the lockdowns and restricted trade leading to longer storage periods according to Aderco - one of the world’s leading fuel...
Maritime UK launches Diversity in Maritime programme
Diversity in Maritime launched in response to government’s flagship Maritime 2050 strategy New HR guidance for recruiters on gender-neutral language published Series of professional development webinars announced Maritime UK, the industry body for the maritime sector,...
Newbuilding LNG Carrier for JERA Named Sohshu Maru
TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced the naming of a newbuilding LNG Carrier ordered by Trans-Pacific Shipping 8 Ltd. (Note1), a Joint Venture between MOL and JERA Co., Inc. (JERA; President: Satoshi Onoda;...
MOL to Launch “One MOL Safety Campaign” for 2019 – Forging Ahead to Become a World Leader in Safe Operation –
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that its annual safety campaign will begin on July 15, targeting all MOL Group-operated and owned vessels. Safety is the topmost priority in all MOL business activities. The...