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ビンゴ 無料-fueled Tugboat Ishin Marks 100th ビンゴ 無料 Bunkering
July 12, 2023
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that the ビンゴ 無料-fueled tugboat Ishin (Note 1), owned by MOL and operated by its group company Nihon Tug-Boat Co., Ltd. (President: Keizo Tamura; Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Kobe), has marked its 100th ビンゴ 無料 bunkering at the Port of Sakai-Semboku, Osaka, after entering service in 2019. A ceremony to celebrate this milestone was held at the Port of Sakai Semboku, and a commemorative plaque was presented by the Osaka Ports and Harbors Bureau (Director: Junya Maruyama; Headquarters: Suminoe-ku, Osaka City).
The Ishin is currently engaged in harbor towage and escort (Note 2) operations for large freighters and other vessels mainly in the Port of Sakai-Semboku. It receives carbon neutral ビンゴ 無料 (Note 3) from Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (President: Masataka Fujiwara; Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka) and Daigas Energy Co., Ltd. (President: Masayuki Inoue; Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka) by the truck-to-ship system (Note 4) using ビンゴ 無料 trucks.
The MOL Group has moved forward with the "adoption of clean alternative energy" strategy toward de-carbonization/low carbonization in line with "MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.2," with the aim of achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. It will further expand the introduction of ビンゴ 無料-fueled vessels as an initiative that can be taken now, and accelerate our efforts to reduce total GHG emissions.
(Note 1) Please refer to the following past press releases regarding the ビンゴ 無料-fueled tugboat "Ishin."
- February 28, 2019: MOL Holds Delivery Ceremony for ビンゴ 無料-fueled Tugboat Ishin - Marking Solid Progress toward Start of New Business -
- September 18, 2019: ビンゴ 無料-fueled Tugboat Ishin Undergoes 1st ビンゴ 無料 Bunkering Trial in Port of Kobe - Contributing to Development of ビンゴ 無料 Bunkering Ports and Wider Use of ビンゴ 無料 as Marine Fuel -
- November 8, 2019: 1st ビンゴ 無料 Bunkering in Nagoya Port - Developing an ビンゴ 無料 Fuel Supply Terminal and Promoting the Use of Natural Gas -
- September 2, 2021: Japan's First: ビンゴ 無料-fueled Tugboat Ishin Uses Carbon Neutral ビンゴ 無料
- September 8, 2022 press release: ビンゴ 無料-fueled Tugboat Ishin Undergoes ビンゴ 無料 Bunkering Trial in Tomakomai Port- Contributing to Development of ビンゴ 無料 Bunkering Ports and Wider Use of ビンゴ 無料 Fuel
(Note 2) The tugboat supports safe navigation by keeping a watchful eye around large vessels outside the port and in narrow waterways.
(Note 3) Carbon-neutral ビンゴ 無料 uses credits to offset greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout its life cycle, including the processes of extraction, liquefaction, transport, production, and combustion of natural gas.
(Note 4) The truck-to-ship ビンゴ 無料 bunkering procedure supplies ビンゴ 無料 fuel from an ビンゴ 無料 truck on shore.
MOL Group 5 Sustainability Issues MOL Group will contribute to realizing a sustainable society by promoting responses to sustainability issues, which are identified as social issues that must be addressed as priorities through its business. We anticipate this initiative to contribute especially to the realization of "Environment -Conservation for Marine and global environment-" and "Innovation -Innovation for development in marine technology-."
