Vale says giant Valemax ships gain access to Asian ports

Brazil’s Vale said it has increased access of its “Valemax” iron ore carriers to Asian ports and has even docked one of its ships in China where a ban on the giant vessels has been in effect for more than a year.

The Vale Malaysia docked at China’s port of Lianyungang April 15 and left April 17 after unloading its cargo, Reuters reported on April 18. The 402,285 deadweight tonne (dwt) ship, one of the world’s largest bulk freighters, was only partly loaded, according to Jose Carlos Martins, Vale’s head of ferrous metals.

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