Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that the company has established a joint venture with two local companies in Vietnam and started a tugboat business.

The joint company will allocate high-powered, high-performance tugboats in Vietnam’s Cai Mep/Thi Vai area*1, where deepwater container terminals are now under developing. It will offer safe, high-quality support services for vessels calling at ports in the region, helping meet the needs of Vietnam’s shipping industry and international shipping lines.