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Thursday, January 12, 2012
News

Heavy Rainfall in Brazil Puts Vale in a Bind, Declares Force Majeure on Iron Ore Shipments

Vale informs that it is declaring force majeure (FM) on a number of its iron ore sales contracts effective from today, January 11, 2012. We are communicating

January 12, 2012
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
STX Pan Ocean: Damage to Vale Beijing “Reparable”
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STX Pan Ocean: Damage to Vale Beijing “Reparable”

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones) — South Korean company STX Pan Ocean Co. (028670.SE, GZ9.SG) said Wednesday that the Vale Beijing vessel which developed

January 4, 2012
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
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Marine Salvage

Sea Conditions Halt Salvage of Stricken Vale Beijing, Giant Iron Ore Carrier off Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones) — Brazil’s navy on Thursday called off an operation to unload fuel oil from the damaged Vale Beijing large iron-ore

December 31, 2011
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Blog

The China Wildcard, Iron Ore, and the Brazilian “Valemax” [OP/ED]

By Mark Weiss, gCaptain contributor The main concern at Vale S.A., that which has driven its order of dry bulk vessels with a 400,000 ton capacity, the

December 31, 2011
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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Vale’s Milestone: First VLOC Reaches China

Brazilian mining giant Vale SA cleared a major (and long awaited) hurdle today.  The BERGE EVEREST, one of the VALE’s massive VLOC’s, has finally

December 28, 2011
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Monday, December 26, 2011
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News

Vale S.A. and Chinese Shipowners Square Off Over Iron Ore Trade

Vale S.A., the second largest mining company in the world, is also owner of the world’s largest sea-going ore carriers called VLOC’s, or Very Large

December 26, 2011
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Vale Confident Despite Hurdles
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Vale Confident Despite Hurdles

Brazilian miner Vale SA (VALE, VALE5.BR) is confident in its strategy of chartering large iron ore ships despite current prohibitions on their docking in

December 7, 2011
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Port Reopens After Damaged Vale Beijing Removed from Berth

Port Reopens After Damaged Vale Beijing Removed from Berth

Brazilian mining giant Vale said Tuesday that the damaged Vale Beijing, the world’s largest iron-ore carrier, has been removed from berth at Pier I at

December 6, 2011
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Vale Takes Delivery of Second 400,000-ton VLOC
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Vale Takes Delivery of Second 400,000-ton VLOC

Brazilian mining giant Vale SA said Friday it has taken delivery of its second very large iron ore carrier, or VLOC, from Daewoo Shilpbuilding & Marine

September 23, 2011
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Vale Brasil: Too big to enter China port?
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Vale Brasil: Too big to enter China port?

According to several reports, the Vale Brasil, the world’s largest iron ore carrier on its maiden voyage from Brazil to China, is “highly

June 21, 2011
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Nor-Shipping announces 2011 Clean Ship and Next Generation Ship winners
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Nor-Shipping announces 2011 Clean Ship and Next Generation Ship winners

The news item is from the 2011 event visit gCaptain’s NorShipping 2013 page for information on the next event. Nor-Shipping last week released names of

May 31, 2011
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
VALE BRASIL – World’s largest ore carrier loaded in Brazil
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VALE BRASIL – World’s largest ore carrier loaded in Brazil

The world’s largest ore carrier, Vale Brasil, was loaded for the first time Tuesday at Pier I at Ponta da Madeira Port Terminal (TPPM) in Brazil. The

May 25, 2011
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