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ROTTERDAM, 18 March 2011 – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today reported that MOL Ferry Co., Ltd., a MOL Group company, transported about 2,700 Japan Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) personnel and about 930 emergency vehicles from Tomakomai in Hokkaido to Aomori, the capital of Aomori prefecture, on the main island of Honshu. The transport support was accomplished with four ferries, which made eight trips in total. This is part of MOL’s ongoing effort to provide aid to the quake- and tsunami-stricken areas.
“We express our sympathies to all the victims of this disaster,” MOL President Koichi Muto said. “We continue to make every effort, on a group-wide basis, to assist with rescue and relief operations.”
Transport summary:
From Tomakomai,
Sunday, March 13
Sunflower Sapporo 382 persons/143 vehicles
Sunflower Furano 382 persons/141 vehicles
Monday, March 14
Sunflower Shiretoko 152 persons/56 vehicles
Sunflower Daisetu 120 persons/49 vehicles
Tuesday, March 15
Sunflower Sapporo 361 persons/151 vehicles
Sunflower Furano 558 persons/152 vehicles
Thursday, March 17
Sunflower Sapporo 337 persons/110 vehicles
Sunflower Furano 393 persons/123 vehicles
Picture Caption: Sunflower Sapporo ship on mission 1
Picture Caption 2: Sunflower Sapporo ship on mission 2
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
MOL is one of the world’s largest multi-modal transport companies, operating 861 vessels and employing a workforce in excess of 9,200 worldwide. MOL operates one of the largest and most diverse networks of liner and logistics services around the globe, including weekly Transpacific, Transatlantic, Americas and Asia-Europe services. Please visit the company’s website at www.MOLpower.com.
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