The vessel, a Very Large Ore Carrier with a capacity of 260,000 tons, was taking a cargo of iron ore from the Ilha Guaiba terminal, near Rio de Janeiro, to China for use in the steel industry.

ore and cement. Bulk carriers play an important role in the global trade, facilitating the transportation of large quantities essential raw materials for different industries. Bulk carriers were ...

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A 400,000-dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC) named Sohar Max has become the largest vessel to receive wind propulsion ...

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes were below one million tons in March, a decrease of 39.1% compared to 2024, reports ...

China banned a giant new class of ship from its ports on Tuesday, a move that checks efforts by mining giant Vale SA to cut the cost of shipping iron ore to ... receive dry bulk carriers of ...

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ:SBLK) provides seaborne transportation solutions in the dry bulk segment. Its vessels ...

It has invested in a fleet of very large ore carriers (Valemaxes ... below its WACC of about 9.5%. Vale’s bulk materials (primarily iron ore) segment accounts for about 85% of midcycle EBIT ...