宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Capesize Bulker Verde Heraldo Delivered, Will Supply JFE Steel Mills

April 18, 2025

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that the naming and delivery ceremony for the MOL-ordered 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Capesize bulker for JFE Steel Corporation was held at the Saijo Shipyard of Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Ehime Prefecture). The vessel was named the Verde Heraldo, which means "Green Pioneer" in Spanish, by JFE Steel President and CEO Masayuki Hirose. 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 executives including President & CEO Hashimoto were also on hand for the ceremony.

TheVerde Heraldo will sail under long-term transport contracts to supply raw materials for JFE Steel's mills, providing both reduced environmental impact and safe and reliable marine transport services.

After departing from Saijo Shipyard, LNG fuel will be supplied directly to the vessel through shore-to-ship bunkering at the Senboku Terminal (Osaka Prefecture) of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., and is then scheduled to sail for Australia.

The MOL Group aims to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050 and will further expand the introduction of 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 vessels as an initiative that the group can do immediately and accelerate its initiatives to reduce total GHG emissions. In line with the "宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Group Environmental Vision 2.2," the group will continue to promote the strategy to "adopt clean energy" toward realization of a decarbonized society.

[Outline of the vessel]
Name: Verde Heraldo
LOA: 299.99 m
Breadth: 50.00 m
Draft: 18.436 m
Deadweight tonnage: 210,321 tons
Shipyards: Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd.

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宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Group 5 Sustainability Issues
宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Group identifies "Sustainability Issues" (Materiality) as our key issues for sustainable growth with society through realization of the Group Vision.
We anticipate this initiative to contribute especially to the realization of "Environment -Conservation for Marine and global environment-."