Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced that on May 30, the Kohzan Maru VII (Note), a newbuilding methanol dual-fuel methanol carrier, was delivered at HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD; President: H.K. Kim, Headquarters: Ulsan, South Korea).
The Kohzan Maru VII will serve Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; President and Representative Director: Yoshinori Isahaya; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) under a long-term charter by MOL from Eifuku Kaiun Co., Ltd. (President: Takumi Watanabe, Head Office: Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture).
On May 23, before the vessel’s delivery, a naming ceremony took place at HD Hyundai Mipo, where MGC Chairman Masashi Fujii officially christened the vessel “Kohzan Maru VII”. She is the first methanol dual-fuel ocean-going vessel to sail under a long-term chartered by a Japanese charterer.
Back in 1983, MOL and MGC introduced Japan’s first methanol dedicated carrier, the “Kohzan Maru”, pioneering safe and efficient marine transport of methanol. Building on the expertise gained
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