Home/American Shipper/Moody’s downgrades NYK and MOL American Shipper Moody’s downgrades NYK and MOL FreightWaves Staff · Monday, February 06, 2012 NYK’s rating dropped from Baa1 to Baa2, while MOL’s dropped from A3 to Baa1 because of “the unfavorable state of the ocean shipping market, given the continued over-capacity in vessels.”