Why MOL?

Beginning with Osaka Shosen Kaisha (O.S.K. Lines), which was established in 1884, MOL grew to become a cornerstone in the development of Japan's foreign trade. As Japan rebuilt itself after the war, we kept pace with the development of the Japanese economy and reconstructed our fleet of vessels. In the 2000s, we have continued to pursue a safety culture to underpin the highest standards of service. We have also expanded our business domain by responding quickly to the needs of the times and by creating new added value, such as the active promotion in the use of LNG fuel, which is environmentally friendly.

The world is currently undergoing some stress and responding to environmental problems has become an urgent issue. To achieve the goal of zero GHG emissions, the shipping industry must consider well-to-wake emissions. This is the entire process from fuel production and delivery to its use on board vessels, in other words all emissions produced at every link in the chain from production to usage. We will steadily reduce GHG emissions by replacing and converting fossil fuel usage to clean alternative fuels in combination with energy-saving technologies. An example of our energy-saving technologies is the Wind Challenger Project, which uses sails as a propulsion aid on ships to convert the clean energy of wind power into propulsion. 

We are actively taking advantage of our technological capabilities in offshore and emission free businesses, which are expected to grow further in the future.
For example, as the first Asian company to enter the "Service Operation Vessel (SOV)" business, which specializes in supporting maintenance operations for offshore wind power generation facilities, we are contributing to the entire value chain of offshore wind power business by fully utilizing our knowledge and resources.  
In addition to reducing GHG emissions within our own value chain, we have already begun to promote negative emissions, that is the removal and storage of CO₂ from the atmosphere.

We will continue to develop business areas that meet the needs of new times and further strengthen the accumulation and deployment of human resources and know-how to contribute to the future world development and the preservation of the global environment.