Japan, March 22 -- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and its group company MOL Sunflower Ltd. announced that the Sunflower Kurenai and Sunflower Murasaki, Japan's first LNG-fueled ferries, received the 17th "Minister's Award for the Promotion of Barrier-Free Environments" from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) in recognition of their barrier-free improvements and the universal design efforts of the newly built Sunflower Terminal (Beppu), which was constructed to coincide with the launch of both ferries, which entered service last year.
The MLIT Minister's Award for the Promotion of Barrier-Free Environments was established in 2007 to commend individuals or organizations that have made significant contribution...