Netherlands, Dec. 23 -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) signed on December 22 a loan agreement amounting to JPY135 billion (JBIC portion) with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL). The loan is co-financed with private financial institutions, bringing the total co-financing amount to JPY250 billion. This loan is intended to finance part of the funds necessary for MOL to acquire Dutch company LBC Tank Terminals Group Holding Netherlands Cooperatief U.A. (LBC). Tank terminal business is a part of port operations, which play an important role in economic activity. LBC, the acquired company, is a leading chemical tank terminal operator, with its core operations in Europe and the U.S. Gulf Coast, which are major hubs of the chemica...