Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has agreed a lease for four berths at the newly expanded South Pier within Port Island Phase 2 at the Port of Kobe, Port Technology International reported on 20 August 2026.
The lease covers berths PC14 to PC17, a section of the harbour developed as part of recent expansion works. The report names Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation, trading as HPC, as the contractor behind the expansion.
Port Technology International published the item under the headline linking the terminal expansion with remote-controlled rubber-tyred gantries. The report therefore associates MOL’s lease with automation and optimisation measures, though the supplied notes do not set out further technical detail.
With the lease in place, the report signals that MOL has secured a foothold on the expanded South Pier. The supplied summary indicates follow-up steps but does not specify operational timetables or equipment counts.
The move underlines continuing interest from ocean carriers in newly completed berth space at Kobe’s Port Island Phase 2. The short, factual summary provided did not record statements from MOL or HPC within the supplied notes.
The leased berths
The agreement specifically covers berths PC14 through PC17 on the South Pier, a named portion of the Port Island Phase 2 development. The report presents the lease as an outcome of the recent expansion rather than a preliminary arrangement.
The supplied information does not detail the duration of the lease, the financial terms, or the precise start date for operations under MOL’s control. Those items were not included in the factual notes provided for this piece.
Infrastructure and automation in focus
Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation is identified in the report as the party responsible for the expansion work that enabled the lease. The article’s headline highlights remote-controlled RTGs as part of the development, linking the berth expansion to automated yard equipment.
The supplied summary stops short of enumerating the number or model of remote-controlled rubber-tyred gantries, or describing how they will be integrated into terminal operating systems. No independent confirmation of equipment commissioning or deployment timing is included in the notes.
Port Technology International first published the report on 20 August 2026 and is the source of the factual notes used here. The item’s headline and summary were the basis for this report and are presented without additional comment or extrapolation.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., often referred to by the shorthand MOL, is named as the lessee in the supplied report. Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation appears as the developer and contractor behind the harbour works, as recorded in the same source.
Any further operational detail, including vessel calls, yard layouts, or schedules for automated equipment, would need to be verified from expanded reporting or direct statements from the companies concerned. The supplied notes did not include those specifics and the present account is limited to the factual material provided.