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MOL and MCS Internasional form new LNG carrier joint venture

MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) and PT MCS Internasional, a manning company in the PT Humpuss Maritim Internasional Group, officially launched PT McMOL Crewing International, a new joint-venture LNG carrier manning company in Indonesia.

The joint-venture firm intends to start operations in April 2024 and will primarily allocate sailors to the MOL Group’s fleet of LNG carriers.

According to a statement, it is critical to recruit, train, and retain top-tier seafarers who are prepared to handle vessels transporting LNG. Even as the usage of LNG grows in response to rising demand for greener energy, the world is confronting a scarcity of sailors. is facing a shortage of seafarers.

The launch of this new manning firm will contribute to stably securing seafarers.

Since 1986, when MOL teamed up with the Humpuss Group to form PT Humolco LNG Indonesia, a ship management company, it has also focused on training Indonesian seafarers.

From now on, leveraging its expertise in supplying seafarers to MOL Group-operated vessels for many years, as well as the know-how and network that MOL has cultivated to date as the manager and operator of the world’s largest fleet of LNG carriers, it will continue to take a proactive stance in providing stable, high-quality LNG transport services that precisely meet the needs of its customers.





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