Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

MOL merged its container business with Japan's three major container liner companies in 2017 to form the new brand ONE. The three original brands gradually faded out of the container shipping industry and disappeared from the Alphaliner global capacity rankings!
Detailed introduction to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL):
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., abbreviated as MOL, is a major Japanese shipping company headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Because the company's earliest origin was Osaka Shosen, its registered headquarters address is in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, and it is a Fortune Global 500 company.

MOL, together with Nippon Yusen and Kawasaki Kisen, is known as one of Japan's three major shipping companies. It ranks first in Japan by net profit and market capitalization, while its sales are second only to Nippon Yusen. MOL has two main origins: Osaka Shosen, founded in 1884, and Mitsui Senpaku, founded in 1942, which belonged to Japan's two major conglomerates, the Sumitomo zaibatsu and the Mitsui zaibatsu, respectively. In 1964, Osaka Shosen and Mitsui Senpaku merged to form Osaka Shosen Mitsui Senpaku Co., Ltd., setting a precedent for the merger of large companies across zaibatsu in Japan. In April 1999, Osaka Shosen Mitsui Senpaku merged with Navix Line, then Japan's fourth-ranked shipping company, and changed its name to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.

Unlike shipping companies such as Maersk that focus mainly on container transport, MOL's business covers various types of vessels. As of the end of March 2008, it owned a total of 845 merchant ships of various types, totaling 54.34 million deadweight tons, making it the world's largest fleet. At the same time, MOL has the industry's number one LNG fleet, as well as strong dry bulk carriers and car carriers, while in the field of container transport it ranks around 10th in the world. MOL's containers feature a crocodile carrying a container as their logo, which is a distinctive and interesting characteristic.
In the 2008 Fortune magazine Global 500 rankings, MOL, along with Maersk, Nippon Yusen, and COSCO Group, were selected as the only four international shipping enterprises.


Contact information for MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) Shanghai office:
Tel: 86-21-2320-6388
Fax: 86-21-2320-6345
Address: Room 1601, Hongyi Plaza, 288 Jiujiang Road, Shanghai 200001, China

Contact information for MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) Hong Kong office:
Tel: 852-2548-5205
Fax: 852-2858-2641
Address: Unit 3206, 32nd Floor, Singga Commercial Centre, 148 Connaught Road West, HONG KONG

Contact information for MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) Taiwan office:
Contact phone: 886-2-2331-6780
Contact fax: 886-2-2388-5929

MOL shipping company website: http://www.mol.co.jp/