Tokyo, Japan, Mar 26, 2007 - (JCN Newswire)
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TSE: 9104) today announced that the solar power generation system at Ohi Container Terminal Berth No.4 started operation in March. The system is called the Tokyo International Container Terminal Solar Power Station.

The MOL Group positions the container terminal, located in Tokyo’s Ohi area, as a model eco terminal. MOL and MOL Group company International Container Terminal Co., Ltd. in Tokyo (TICT) announced plans to introduce the system last July.

A grand opening ceremony held on March 23 drew officials from the Tokyo Port Terminal Corporation and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Ports and Harbors. MOL Senior Executive Officer Masakazu Yakushiji delivered an opening speech.

The introduction of this new solar power system reflects MOL’s commitment to preserving and protecting the environment in all its business activities.

Outline of solar power generators

Name:                Tokyo International Container Terminal Solar Power Station
Sites:                  Tokyo International Container Terminal, berth No.4, roofs of gatehouse and container washing facility
Area:            1,634.21m2 >> 1,200 solar panels (1,323mm x 1,004mm) Generation
Capacity:       200kW >> (The largest private solar power generation system in Metropolitan Tokyo)
Annual output:   185,398 kWh >> Equal to about 60 households

Environmental contribution:
Carbon dioxide reduction volume:     128.09 t - CO2/year
Crude oil reduction volume:          45,000 liters/year
Conversion to forest area:           358,700m2 (equivalent to 7.7 Tokyo Dome stadiums)

About Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TSE: 9104) is one of the world’s largest shipping companies, with a strategically balanced portfolio of services including containerships, dry bulkers, car carriers, tankers and LNG carriers. It was formed by mergers of Mitsui Steamship Company with O.S.K. Line in 1964 and with Navix Line in 1999 and as such can claim a pedigree stretching back more than a century to the origins of Japanese shipping. Bulkships accounted for 50% of fiscal 2005 revenues; containerships, 36%; logistics, 5%; ferry and domestic transport, 3%; associated businesses, 6% and others. Four consecutive years of record net income, including net income of EUR 796 million in FY2005 under adverse conditions, prove that the company’s strategy and model for sustainable growth work. For further information, please visit the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. home page at www.mol.co.jp.

Contact:

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Corporate Communications
Tel: +81-3-3587-7017

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