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MOL product tanker gets Marshall Islands flag

MOL product tanker gets Marshall Islands flag
Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Line has became the first major ship owner in Japan to register a vessel with the Marshall Islands Maritime Registry.
The 28,850-gross-ton new product tanker “Opal Express joined the registry at the end of May.
The Marshall Islands is the fifth-largest registry in the world with 1,250 vessels and 33.5 million gross tons of shipping.