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Monday, January 16, 2012
DNV: Vale Beijing Incident NOT Related to Global Strength Issues or Single Pass Loading
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DNV: Vale Beijing Incident NOT Related to Global Strength Issues or Single Pass Loading

Class society DNV said today that the damage to the VLOC Vale Beijing was not caused by any global strength issue or by the effect of single pass loading. 

January 16, 2012
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Vale’s 350,000 Ton Cargo of Iron Ore to Be Auctioned to the Highest Bidder
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Vale’s 350,000 Ton Cargo of Iron Ore to Be Auctioned to the Highest Bidder

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian iron ore producer Vale SA (VALE) will likely wait until the end of the Lunar New Year to sell a massive cargo of iron ore

January 13, 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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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
vale brasil vloc ore carrier
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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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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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