Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Japanese: 株式会社商船三井, romanized: Kabushiki-gaisha Shōsen Mitsui; abbreviated MOL) is a Japanese transport company headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It is one of the largest shipping companies in the world.
Native name | 株式会社商船三井 |
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Company type | Public (KK) |
TYO: 9104 | |
Industry | Transport |
Founded | 1884; 140 years ago (1884) |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Owner | Mitsui Group |
Number of employees | 8,547 |
Website | www |
MOL fleet includes dry cargo ships (bulk carriers), liquefied natural gas carriers, Ro-Ro Car Carrier ships, oil tankers, container ships (among which mv MOL Triumph is the 4th largest containership in the world), and container terminals. Its alligator logo can still be seen on containers in ports, roads, rails and barges around the world, despite the company's focus on containers shipping having been reduced since April 2018.
Founded as a key part of the Mitsui zaibatsu (family-owned conglomerate) during the early industrialization of Japan, the company is now independent of the zaibatsu, but remains part of the Mitsui keiretsu (group of aligned companies).