September 8, 2022
LNG-fueled Tugboat Ishin Undergoes LNG Bunkering Trial in Tomakomai Port~ Contributing to Development of LNG Bunkering Ports andWider Use of LNG Fuel ~TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today
announced that it cooperated an LNG bunkering trial in Tomakomai Port, jointly
conducted by Tomakomai Port Authority (President, Mayor of Tomakomai City:Hirofumi Iwakura; Address: Tomakomai-City, Hokkaido) and Japan Petroleum
Exploration Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President: Masahiro Fujita;
Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). The trial involved the LNG-fueled tugboat
Ishin, owned by MOL and operated by its Group company Nihon Tug-Boat Co., Ltd.
(President: Tetsuro Nishio; Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Kobe), which was used for LNG
bunkering.
MOL Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd. (President: Takashi Nakashima; Headquarters:Minato-ku, Tokyo) cooperated on maritime consulting services for the trial.
<Bunkering trial><Commemorative Ceremony>

From left: Mitsunari Hirasawa Executive Vice President Tomakomai Port Authority, Takashi
Nakashima President MOL Marine & Engineering Co., Ltd., Tetsuro Nishio President Nihon Tug-BoatCo., Ltd., Tsunemichi Mukai Executive Officer Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Hirofumi Iwakura President ofTomakomai Port Authority / Mayor of Tomakomai City, Tsuyoshi Suga Senior Managing Executive
Officer Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., Hiroshi Matsumoto General Manager of Hokkaido
District Office Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., Ren Endo Chairperson Tomakomai PortAuthority Assembly

The Ishin is currently engaged in escorting large freighters and other vessels during
port calling in/out operations, mainly in Port of Sakai-Semboku, Osaka. This is the third
LNG bunkering trial for the tug, following earlier trials in Kobe and Nagoya. The LNG
fuel was supplied by the truck-to-ship system (Note ) using tanker trucks, which is also
used to supply LNG at Sakai-Semboku.
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 2.1,” established in June 2021, with the aim of achieving net zero
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.

LNG fuel is expected to achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions, for example, about 25% less carbon dioxide (CO2) in comparison toconventional fuel oils. The MOL Group has promoted the introduction of LNG-fueledvessels as “a currently feasible initiative on reducing GHG emissions.” The group
continually strives to achieve a low- and decarbonized society through its concertedefforts.
(Note)The truck-to-ship LNG bunkering procedure supplies LNG fuel from an LNG
truck on shore.

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