Mitsui O.S.K. Lines controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
India fines car carrier companies over cartel conduct
Fine or penalty
India’s Competition Commission of India imposed fines totaling nearly $8.5 million on NYK Line, K-Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nissan Motor Car Carrier Company after finding them guilty of violating competition law through cartel conduct. The commission also ordered the companies to stop cartel actions and not enter such agreements in the future.
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The companies were also ordered to stop any cartel actions and not peruse agreements in the future.
Indian authorities fined several of the major Japanese car carrier companies after finding the firms guilty for violations of India’s Competition Act, which prohibits anti-competitive agreements including cartels. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a total fine of nearly $8.5 million, while also holding libel executives of the companies for the anti-competitive conduct and passing a cease-and-desist order against the illegal cartel.
After reviewing all of the evidence, the CCI entered its final order against Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Nissan Motor Car Carrier Company for having created and operated a cartel impacting the maritime motor vehicle transport services operated on multiple trade routes for original equipment manufacturers.
2020
MOL pays California sulfur-regulation penalties
Fine or penalty
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) paid $253,300 in penalties for historical violations of California's at-berth sulfur regulation. According to CARB, the violations were identified during audits of the company's 2017 and 2018 vessel visits to the Port of Oakland.
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The violations were discovered during routine audits of the company’s 2017 and 2018 vessel fleet visits to the Port of Oakland.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has paid $253,300 in penalties for historical violations of California's at-berth sulfur regulation, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has revealed.
2020
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines settles California emissions case
Settlement
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines agreed to pay $253,300 to settle a case concerning violations of California's at-berth vessel emissions regulation. As part of the settlement, the company also agreed to comply with applicable California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations. The case related to the at-berth emissions rule in California.
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To settle this case, the company agreed to pay $253,300 to the Air Pollution Control Fund to support efforts to improve air quality, and to comply with all applicable CARB regulations.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has paid $253,300 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board for violating the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth Regulation, which requires cargo ships to reduce emissions while docked at the state’s busiest ports, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Hueneme, San Francisco and San Diego.
“Emissions from ships pollute communities adjacent to the port, and also contribute to smog,” said CARB executive officer Richard Corey.
2020
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines apologizes for Mauritius oil spill
Company response
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines executive vice president Akihiko Ono apologized for the oil spill caused after the company-operated MV Wakashio ran aground off Mauritius. The company said it would do everything in its power to resolve the issue.
Mitsui OSK Lines executive vice president Akihiko Ono apologized for the oil spill caused after the company-operated MV Wakashio ran aground off Mauritius. The company said it would do everything in its power to resolve the issue.
Company response
Apology — Mitsui OSK Lines
“We apologise profusely and deeply for the great trouble we have caused,” Akihiko Ono, executive vice president of Mitsui OSK Lines said at a new conference in Tokyo.
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The MV Wakashio, operated by Mitsui OSK Lines, struck the reef on Mauritius’ southeast coast on July 25. Fuel started leaking from the cracked vessel on Thursday.
The operator of a Japanese bulk carrier which ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean apologised on Sunday for a major oil spill which officials and environmentalists say is creating an ecological disaster.
“We apologise profusely and deeply for the great trouble we have caused,” Akihiko Ono, executive vice president of Mitsui OSK Lines said at a new conference in Tokyo.