MOL Techno-Trade completes first LNG bunkering for international cruise ship in Hokkaido

Tue 9 Jun 2026, 05:06 GMT | Updated: Tue 9 Jun 2026, 05:09 GMT | Evangelia Fragouli

MOL Techno-Trade completes first LNG bunkering for international cruise ship in Hokkaido

Truck-to-ship LNG operation at Hakodate marks first such supply to an international cruise vessel in Hokkaido.

Luminara vessel truck-to-ship bunkering.

MOL Techno-Trade’s LNG bunkering operations in Japan have expanded to Hokkaido as the company targets growth in cleaner marine fuel supply. Pictured: Luminara vessel during a truck-to-ship LNG bunkering operation. Image credit: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)

MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. has completed an LNG bunkering operation for Luminara, a cruise ship operated by The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection.

The refuelling took place on 16 May at Wakamatsu Pier in the Port of Hakodate, Hokkaido.

MOL Techno-Trade, a subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), carried out the delivery with Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd. The fuel transfer used the truck-to-ship method and marked the first LNG supply to an international cruise ship in Hokkaido.

The Hakodate delivery adds to MOL Techno-Trade’s previous LNG bunkering work at Japanese ports, including Nagasaki, Beppu and Hakata.

MOL stated that the latest operation further strengthens MOL Techno-Trade’s presence in LNG marine fuel supply.

The group also noted that it plans to expand its LNG bunkering activity while contributing to cleaner marine fuel options and maritime decarbonisation.

Cruise ship LNG MOL Japan


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