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MOL boasts one of the world’s larg-est and most diverse tanker fleets. Our tanker fleet includes very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and other oil tankers, large and medium-sized product tankers that carry refined petrochemical products, chemical tankers that transport methanol and other liquefied chemical products, and LPG tankers for transporting liquefied petroleum gas. In these operations, we contribute to the stable supply of energy.

MOL’s Main Routes

The MOL Group operates a total of approximately 950 vessels at present. This fleet is as diverse as it is large, including dry bulkers, which transport cargo ranging from steel raw materials and coal to wood chips, as well as oil tankers and LNG carriers, car carriers, and containerships that transport all manner of products. With this fleet, MOL sees itself as a “full-line marine transport group” capable of meeting the demands of the times in diverse fields.

DRY BULKERS

TANKERS

MOL’s dry bulkers transport a wide variety of natural resources, includ-ing iron ore, coal and grain, that contribute to industrial growth and better lives for all. These vessels ensure the reliable transport of these crucial natural resources to Japan and other countries. With one of the world’s major dry bulker fleets, rang-ing from small to large vessels, we provide high-quality transport services that can cater to diverse customer needs.

Iron ore Grain and others

Crude oil Product

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RISING ABOVE ADVERSITY

LNG (liquefied natural gas) is attracting considerable attention as an environmentally friendly clean energy resource and its demand is expected to increase sharply in the coming years. MOL continually pro-vides safe, stable LNG transport, serving as a key worldwide energy lifeline as the market-share leader in the LNG sector. We will take a pro-active stance toward developing a wide variety of LNG projects around the world.

MOL leverages its many years of knowhow and experience in trans-porting cars to conduct safe opera-tion and provide reliable transport services for responding to the needs of automakers, who are developing their operations globally. MOL also provides higher quality and more competitive services by adopting the latest technologies. One example is the world’s first car carrier to feature a hybrid power supply system.

MOL’s containership service provides high-quality, reliable transportation services along major North American and European trade routes, as well as on trade routes to emerging mar-kets such as Asia, South America and Africa. These services center on a proprietary network built up by MOL over many years. Furthermore, we are catering to customers’ diver-sifying needs by expanding services that connect with the Near and Middle East and India, and cross trade services.

CAR CARRIERS

LNG CARRIERS

CONTAINERSHIPS

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