MOL (Canada) Inc. to serve Canadian liner market

LOMBARD, IL – Effective August 1, 2013, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. will begin operating in Canada as MOL (Canada) Inc.

MOL (America) Inc. and Montship, Inc. today jointly announced that their liner agent agreement will expire on July 31, 2013. Montship has represented MOL’s Canadian liner services for over 53 years.

“Montship has been a fantastic partner for MOL for a long time and we have had an extremely satisfying relationship,” said Tsuyoshi Yoshida, president/chief executive officer, MOL (America) Inc. “We are thankful for their professionalism, hard work, and dedication in assisting our liner business in the Canadian market. It is because of this tremendous support that MOL’s services have evolved to the point where we are able to further expand our own operations to meet growing demand in Canada.”

All other agent agreements between MOL’s non-liner divisions and Montship will continue without interruption. MOL will maintain its four existing weekly liner services to/from Vancouver and will start Asia/Halifax service from June 17.