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Title: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: Robert McDonald on May 30, 2011, 04:09:37 AM: Vale Brazil departed PDM enroute to China on her first revenue run. I just released a full account on my Blog, which I invite you to read. http://www.oil-electric.com/2011/05/vale-brazil-biggest-ship-in-world.html
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: victor radio74 on June 22, 2011, 08:09:15 PM: I wonder what happens to VALE BRASIL in her way to China. After several days in front of Durban,now is proceeding to Cape Town. Technical problems? anybody knows?
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: liming on June 22, 2011, 10:05:42 PM: Hi,

as I heard yesterday, she is now on the way to Taranto in Italy as there are some problems in Dalian...

Greetings from Hamburg

Jan L.
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: Brent on June 23, 2011, 07:39:20 AM: I don't think the Cinese Government hayet granted permission for these ships to call at Qingdao fully loaded. Apparently that is the only port that can handle the 400,000 tonners at capacity, but for now they can only berth partially loaded.

Vale has drawn up intermediate plans that will see its fleet of giant bulk carriers enter the Chinese port of Qingdao partially loaded. Perhaps the Tranato call is to lighten??
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: John Jones on June 24, 2011, 03:49:16 PM: Fred Vloo could be seeing one of these in Europoort yet the way this story is developing :D
Best Regards
John J.
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: Fred Vloo on June 24, 2011, 07:53:33 PM: [quote
Fred Vloo could be seeing one of these in Europoort yet the way this story is developing :D
Best Regards
John J.
[/quote]

Are my prayers been heard that soon.
Where is he now

Cheers Fred
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: John Jones on June 24, 2011, 08:43:24 PM: Fred,

Qingdao is not looking like a possible destination at the moment due to reasons which cannot be revealed. Industry insiders are suggesting that a more likely alternative could now be Europoort, but probably pushing the limits of draught.

Best Regards
John J.
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: BobS on June 25, 2011, 12:24:12 AM: Going by what I have been reading in this thread (and I wouldn't rely on it anything near 100 percent), this story is shaping-up for being about the cock-up of the decade (or longer)!
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: victor radio74 on July 04, 2011, 10:23:32 PM: Now is off Mauritania,heading north.I expect to see it in LOCALIZATODO.COM passing Canary islands the 6th in the morning.
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: henrycourt on July 06, 2011, 02:06:08 PM: At this time 1504 BST 06.07.11 subject is docked at Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Anyone know next port ?? Rgds jw ??? ???
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: Mats on July 06, 2011, 05:48:54 PM: More news (good, it seems) in this 5 July 2011 article by a Reuters correspondent in Hong Kong:

http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFL6E7I510K20110705
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: Mats on July 15, 2011, 09:05:52 PM: "Vale Brasil" is now in Italy. It is nice to se her fully laden:

http://www.corrieredelgiorno.com/2011/07/14/a-taranto-la-nave-piu-grande-del-mondo/
http://www.quotidianodipuglia.it/articolo.php?id=156199&sez=TARANTO#
http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/napoli/notizie/cronaca/2011/14-luglio-2011/a-taranto-nave-piu-grande-mondo-1901092515188.shtml

(http://www.corrieredelgiorno.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/nave-410x307.jpg)
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: victor radio74 on August 09, 2011, 09:54:59 AM: After her first complicated trip to Taranto via South Africa,Vale Brasil is back in Ponta da Madeira terminal in Brasil.Today started a second trip fully loaded to... guess: I think Fred Vloo must wait.She is not going to Europort nor to China,her destination is Sohar in Oman,eta the 8th September.Isn't surprising?
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: Fred Vloo on August 09, 2011, 03:16:27 PM: Thank you for the info. I am really sad now ;-)

Have fun Fred
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: Lexor on August 09, 2011, 04:04:45 PM: Interesting and surprising that Vale's VLOC
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: Mats on September 06, 2011, 09:52:24 AM: It seems "Vale China", the first Chinese built VLOC for Vale, will have a different design than the Korean-built "Vale Brasil".

As the following picture shows, the Chinese one will have a rounder bow and different superstructure.

http://www.shenheyuan.net/xinwen/1878.html

(http://www.shenheyuan.net/uploads/allimg/110717/0T3021235-0.jpg)
Title: Re: Vale Brazil on first revenue run.
Post by: Radu on September 06, 2011, 10:41:47 AM: The superstructure looks a bit like Berge Everest's (the inner and outer wing pillars are reversed - Berges outer wing pillars angle in, while Vale's inner pillars angle in and the outer is straight)(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JO6qRUoD05g/TdiGJ3znTkI/AAAAAAAALFM/S1uFZN2oEWo/s1600/1305962049_14224.jpg), the bow is plain ugly on these Vale VLOC's, I'm glad Berge stepped up as well with their more eye pleasing design.