MOL centers on ocean shipping business, owing and operating the world’s largest merchant fleet. Our ships meet a wide range of international ocean transport needs, with containerships(also called liners), which transport consumer goods such as electrical appliances and apparel; pure car and truck carriers that transport motor vehicles; specialized and tramp carriers(also called dry carriers or bulkers) that transport iron ore, coals, grain, wood chips for paper manufacturing, and other raw materials; tankers that transport crude oil and refined petroleum products; and LNG carriers that transport liquefied natural gas, a clean-burning, environmentally friendly energy source. In Japan, MOL also offers domestic intermodal shipping services through the nation’s largest ferry network with Shosen Mitsui Ferry Co., Ltd, Ferry Sunflower Ltd. and other ferry companies. We also offer a range of luxury cruise services through Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line, Ltd.