MITSUI OSK Lines has decided to launch a safety assurance unit to serve as the core of its inspection system, aiming to improve the safety and quality of the group’s business.
“Through this restructuring, an independent, dedicated and cross-functional new unit will maintain and improve the level of safety in the shipping business,” MOL said in a statement.
In the future, it also aims to strengthen and integrate quality control in line with the diversification of business areas, including non-shipping businesses, according to the statement.
The senior managing executive officer Mitsuhisa Tanimoto will oversee the new unit, with Takeshi Sanami, the chief engineer, appointed as general manager.
The decision was made after the Japanese shipping giant’s inspections of group-operated vessels and is a key part of the “MOL Group Safety Vision” announced in January.
The vision sets goals for MOL to eliminate serious marine accidents, oil pollution, fatal accidents and serious cargo damage incidents.
During the past four financial years from 2020 to 2023, there have been six incidents involving MOL-operated vessels, including the bunker fuel spill from the bulk carrier Wakashio (IMO: 9337119) in 2020, leading to the most severe ecological disaster Mauritius had experienced.
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