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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Mar 19, 2025 (Wed)

MOL secures long-term TC for aditional two VLECs with SCG Chemicals

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　On March 18, MOL announced that its Singaporean subsidiary MOL Energia has signed a long-term time ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext 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