
MOL GRAY-W/ GATOR and Hazard sticker logo– 40' HIGH CUBE containers with Magnetic system, Corrugated-side. JTC # 405052
N Scale 1:160, 405052 MOL GRAY-MOL W/ GATOR logo – 40' High Cube containers. NEW SCHEME ! JTC# 405052 MOL gray scheme w/ centered Initials and Gator logo, and combustible hazard stickers. MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) was founded in 1964, following the merger of Osaka Shosen Kaisha (OSK) founded in 1878, and Mitsui Steamship Co., Ltd. founded in 1942, formerly Mitsui Line. At that time the company was the largest shipping company in Japan. Soon after MOL began container services on the California route, joining a space-charter consortium of four Japanese operators. Business results improved after the merger. The company was recapitalized in 1968, and in 1972. The owned fleet increased to 152 vessels in 1974, and the operating fleet—owned vessels and time-chartered vessels—numbered 291 vessels. Containerization The first container ship, MOL's America Maru, sailed from Kobe to San Francisco in October 1969. Containerization spread to other routes, including the Australia route, with NYK an