Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced on 5th of November that its decision to construct a logistics center, including two warehouses for dangerous goods and one warehouse for general cargo, on a site it owns on Port Island in the Port of Kobe.

Another strategic move aimed at fueling new growth, the group is strengthening its initiatives in total logistics for chemical products. The new center will be operated by MOL Group company Japan Express Co., Ltd., which has an import/export cargo freight business based at the Port of Kobe and an especially strong presence in the import/export cargo freight service of dangerous cargo. This will allow MOL to add two new dangerous goods warehouses on Port Island by the spring of 2026, in addition to the warehouse it currently operates in Uozaki, near Rokko Island, providing customers with convenient and competitive logistics services.

For more than 100 years, MOL has positioned the Port of Kobe as a key base for its domestic business, and today the company continues to develop its port, logistics, tugboat, and real property businesses widely, mainly through group companies. In July last year, MOL decided on a policy to expand the Kobe International Container Terminal, which it operates. With the construction of this logistics center, MOL will offer stress-free service to its customers and contribute to the further development of the Port of Kobe.

[Outline of Logistics Center]

Location	6-1 Minatojima, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo Prefecture
Structure	1 warehouse for general cargo (steel-framed, three-story building)	2 warehouses for dangerous goods (steel framed, one-story)
Floor area	About 12,000m2	About 2,000m2
Cargo	Export and import cargo	export and import cargo (Dangerous goods under the Fire Service Law)
BCP measures	All warehouses are built on high floors (to protect cargo from storm surges) and equipped with emergency power generation facilities
Opening	Spring 2026 (scheduled)