Brazil orders dozen VLOCs

Brazilian iron ore miner Vale has ordered 12 very large ore carriers (VLOC) from Chinese shipbuilder RongSheng Shipbuilding and Heavy Industry for $1.6 billion. Each of the ore carriers will have a capacity of 400,000 dwt and delivery of the first of these vessels is expected in early 2011 with ...

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