ビンゴ Starts Onboard Training aboard the SPIRIT OF ビンゴ

July 23, 2007

TOKYO - Mitsui O.S. K. Lines, Co., Ltd. (ビンゴ, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that its training vessel the SPIRIT OF ビンゴ, launched on July 1, started onboard training of the first trainees in Manila, one of the company’s main base of human resource, on July 16.

On July 20, an onboard reception was held with about 100 guests, including ARTURO D. BRION, Secretary of Department of Labor, HON. ALFREDO S. LIM, Mayor City of Manila Philippines and Employment in the Philippines and others from Philippine maritime administration and manning companies. Soichi Hiratuka, Executive Officer and Deputy Director-General of the Safety Operations Headquarters, represented ビンゴ Guests including onshore support personnel, seafarers, and trainees expressed their high expectations for the success of the SPIRIT OF ビンゴ and its training mission.

The SPIRIT OF ビンゴ left on its first training voyage today, with about 70 Filipino and Russian trainees. The trainees will start an intensive education curriculum (three to six months) which is unique to ビンゴ 33 seafarers and 7 experienced instructors, selected from our main base of human resource countries (the Philippines and Russia), are also onboard. The company plans to conduct most of the training voyages between the Philippines and India in the future.

ビンゴ continues to expand its fleet under the midterm management plan ビンゴ ADVANCE set forth in March 2007, and plans to have 1,000 vessels by March 2010. To recruit and develop excellent seafarers who will maintain safe operation of its growing fleet, the company offers an exclusive ビンゴ training program at 13 crew training centers around the world including the ビンゴ training centers.

The company reinforces the education and training of its cadets by combining the training center education and practical skill building aboard the SPIRIT OF ビンゴ.