Qatar shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has completed its 100th LNG carrier repair job.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) reported a 15.7% drop in nine-month profits to JPY24.8bn ($202.4m) for the period ended 31 December 2014.

Orders have been placed at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for two LNG carriers its first for vessels to used for the transport shale gas exports from the US.

Continuing a slew of casualties at the start of 2015 a Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) boxship ran aground in Tateyama Harbour, Japan, on Sunday.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) would appear to have sealed its plans to order 20,000 teu containerships, the largest yet to be built.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has sealed a long term deal with India's Reliance for the transportation of liquefied ethane by very large ethane carriers (VLECs).

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Ultranav International, OSG International, Asahi Tanker have agreed to form a new product tanker pool.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) half year profit fell by 45% for the period ended 31 September 2014.

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) will restructure its existing Asia to South Africa liner services into two direct loops.

Mitsui and Co has announced charters for five LNG carriers to haul LNG from the Cameron LNG project to Japan.