Vale Brasil arrived at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal's Kimitsu works near Tokyo. The valemax bulk carrier first berthed at Oita port where about 200,000 metric tonnes of iron ore were unloaded. The vessel then sailed to Kimitsu to deliver the remaining cargo, according to Vale.
Vale Brasil, claimed by Vale to be capable of achieving carbon emissions reduction by 35% per tonne of ore transported, had visited Oita in June 2012.
By the end of 2013, there will be a total of 35 valemaxes available to transport Vale's iron ore, with 19 owned by Vale and 16 chartered from international shipowners.
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