REGULATION

Easy loading for world’s largest ore carriers

This year’s unfolding of the record-breaking programme of ore carrier construction instigated by Brazilian mining group Vale pushes back the bounds as regards bulk cargo transport economics and scale efficiencies, writes David Tinsley.

‘Vale Brasil’, the largest ore carrier afloat, features DNV’s EL-2 (easy loading) voluntary class notation

This year’s unfolding of the record-breaking programme of ore carrier construction instigated by Brazilian mining group Vale pushes back the bounds as regards bulk cargo transport economics and scale efficiencies, writes David Tinsley.

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