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MOL has joined efforts with West Japan Carbon Dioxide Storage Survey, ENEOS Corporation, Electric Power Development (J-Power), and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation to study the use of ships to transport liquefied CO2.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced that, effective April 1, 2025, it will merge three of its subsidiaries focused on green maritime technology and engineering: MOL Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd. (MOLMEC), MOL Ocean Expert Co., Ltd. (MOLOX), and MOL Ship Tech Inc. (MOLST). 

The establishment of international regulatory sandboxes—controlled environments for testing new technologies—will be crucial for unlocking the potential of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), according to a report by Lloyd's Register (LR) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL).

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced its investment in HIF Global LLC, a company developing and operating e-fuel projects.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has become the first Japanese company to join the board of the Book and Claim Community (BCC), an environmental initiative focused on decarbonizing international logistics.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping have announced a partnership to install MOL's Wind Challenger, a wind-assisted propulsion system, on a new LNG carrier.

ClassNK has awarded its first-ever 'AFVC' notations to the LNG-fueled car carrier, 'CERULEAN ACE,' operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and managed by MOL Ship Management.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Vale International SA announced that a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier, currently employed under a mid–term contract for transportation of iron ore for Vale, has been successfully retrofitted with two 35m x 5m Norsepower Rotor SailsTM and marked its first call at Ponta da Madeira, Brazil.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that the Green Winds, a 63,896 DWT Ultramax bulk carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger hard sail wind power propulsion system, was completed at Oshima Shipbuilding Co.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that its group MOL Coastal Shipping held a naming and launching ceremony for a newbuilding coastal tanker, jointly owned by MOL Coastal Shipping, Tabuchi Kaiun Co., Ltd., and Niihama Kaiun Kabushiki Kaisha, at Kanasashi Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. of Murakami Hide Shipbuilding Group.