{"id":9442,"date":"2025-05-13T19:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T19:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=9442"},"modified":"2025-05-13T19:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T19:02:14","slug":"mol-operated-car-carrier-orca-ace-receives-2024-best-quality-ship-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=9442","title":{"rendered":"MOL-Operated Car Carrier \u2018ORCA ACE\u2019 Receives 2024 Best Quality Ship Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    MOL-Operated Car Carrier \u2018ORCA ACE\u2019 Receives 2024 Best Quality Ship Award<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL-300x157.png?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"MOL-operated Car Carrier 'ORCA ACE' Receives 2024 Best Quality Ship Award\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;margin-right:10px;width:150px; height:150px;float:left;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1869183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1869183\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1869183\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL.png?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"MOL\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOL-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1869183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credits: MOL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President &amp; CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced that the Japan Federation of Pilots\u2019 Associations (JFPA) has presented its Best Quality Ship Award for fiscal year 2024 to an MOL-operated vessel-the car carrier ORCA ACE.<\/p>\n<p>The award was founded in 2003 to raise awareness of port and ocean environmental protection through safe operation of vessels and is presented to \u201cexcellent vessels from the viewpoint of pilots,\u201d as selected by the JFPA.<\/p>\n<p>For the FY2024 awards, nine vessels, including the ORCA ACE, were selected from among those requesting pilot operations at pilotage districts throughout Japan. To date, numerous vessels related to MOL have received this award.<\/p>\n<p>For FY2024, the JFPA conducted a comprehensive evaluation to assess efforts to properly maintain nautical equipment and boarding equipment, implement safety measures, and establish a cooperative system among mariners, including captains, for pilots who guide the vessels.<\/p>\n<p>The results of this evaluation led to the selection of the winning ships.<\/p>\n<p>As MOL forges ahead to become the world leader in safe operation, it continually strives to contribute to marine safety and conservation of the global environment, as a synergistic, sustainable company that grows in harmony with society.<\/p>\n<p><em>Press Release<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/mol-operated-car-carrier-orca-ace-receives-2024-best-quality-ship-award\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mol-operated-car-carrier-orca-ace-receives-2024-best-quality-ship-award\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOL-Operated Car Carrier \u2018ORCA ACE\u2019 Receives 2024 Best Quality Ship Award Image Credits: MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President &amp; CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced that the Japan Federation of Pilots\u2019 Associations (JFPA) has presented its Best Quality Ship Award for fiscal year 2024 to an MOL-operated vessel-the car carrier ORCA ACE. 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