MOL's Koichi Muto visits Panama Canal
The Chairman Koichi Muto of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) visited and toured the Panama Canal on September 11, 2015, the shipping company said in a press release.
Muto met with Mr. Manuel E. Benitez H., Deputy Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and other staff and presented the picture of M/V KONGOSAN-MARU in appreciation of the Panama Canal's long-term relationship with MOL.
100 years ago, on June 2, 1915, the M/V KONGOSAN MARU became the first MOL-operated vessel to transit the Panama Canal. The vessel began its voyage in Kobe on March 1915, and called at Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and San Pedro to discharge general cargo. Then, it sailed to Chile to load cargo, after which it transited the canal before making calls at Norfolk and Philadelphia and returning to the canal.
MOL has moved proactively to expand its businesses since the day of establishment in 1884. MOL will provide further diversified, higher quality services tailored to customer needs.
Tokyo, Japan headquartered Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is a multi-modal transport group operating its fleet of 821 ships of total deadweight of 55,492 tons. MOL operates one of the largest and most diverse networks of liner and logistics services around the globe, including weekly Trans-Pacific, Trans-Atlantic, Americas and Asia–Europe services. MOL is a founding carrier partner in GT Nexus, an e-logistics solutions company. MOL (America) Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of MOL, Ltd., the world’s largest multi-modal shipping company.