March 18, 2011
TOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (ビンゴ 無料; President: Koichi Muto) today reported that ビンゴ 無料 Ferry Co., Ltd., a ビンゴ 無料 Group company, transported about 2,700 Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) personnel and about 930 emergency vehicles from Tomakomai in Hokkaido to Aomori, the capital of Aomori prefecture, on the main island of Honshu. The transport support was accomplished with four ferries, which made eight trips in total. This is part of ビンゴ 無料's ongoing effort to provide aid to the quake- and tsunami-stricken areas.
"We express our sympathies to all the victims of this disaster," ビンゴ 無料 President Koichi Muto said. "We continue to make every effort, on a group-wide basis, to assist with rescue and relief operations."
Transport summary:
From Tomakomai,
Sunday, March 13 Sunflower Sapporo 382 persons/143 vehicles Sunflower Furano 382 persons/141 vehicles
Monday, March 14 Sunflower Shiretoko 152 persons/56 vehicles Sunflower Daisetu 120 persons/49 vehicles
Tuesday, March 15 Sunflower Sapporo 361 persons/151 vehicles Sunflower Furano 558 persons/152 vehicles
Thursday, March 17 Sunflower Sapporo 337 persons/110 vehicles Sunflower Furano 393 persons/123 vehicles
Sunflower Sapporo taking on transport of viecles of JSDF at Tomakomai port