MS Ore Brasil

History
Name
  • Vale Brasil (2011–2014)
  • Ore Brasil (2014–present)
OwnerVale Shipping Holding Pte. Ltd.[1]
Port of registry Hong Kong[1]
RouteBrazil to China[3]
Ordered26 October 2009[1]
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd, South Korea[1]
Yard number1201[1]
Laid down15 November 2010[1]
Launched31 December 2010[1]
Completed30 March 2011[1]
Maiden voyage2011
In service2011–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeBulk carrier
Classification: Det Norske Veritas
Tonnage
  • 198,980 GT
  • 67,993 NT
  • 402,347 DWT
Length
  • LOA 362.0 m (1,187.7 ft)
  • LPP 350.0 m (1,148.3 ft)
Beam65.0 m (213.3 ft)
Draft23.0 m (75.5 ft) (molded)
Depth30.4 m (99.7 ft)
Main engine: MAN B&W 7S80ME-C8 (29,260 kW)[4]
Auxiliary engines: 3 × Hyundai-HiMSEN 6H21/32 (3 × 1,270 kW)[2]
PropulsionFixed-pitch propeller
Speed15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph)
Crew33[2]
DSME Shipyard plaque
Naming ceremony of Vale Brasil
Vale Brasil at DSME yard
Bridge of Vale Brasil
Vale Brasil at DSME yard. Note the 2 persons in comparison to the ship

MS Ore Brasil, previously known as Vale Brasil, is a very large ore carrier owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale. She is the first of seven 400,000-ton very large ore carriers (VLOC) ordered by Vale from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea and twelve from Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries in China, which are designed to carry iron ore from Brazil to Asia along the Cape route around South Africa.[5][6] While close to the specifications of Chinamax, these ships are generally referred to as Valemax vessels by Vale.[7] They are the largest bulk carriers ever built.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Vale Brasil (30616)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV.
  2. ^ a b c M.V. Vale Brasil - Ships particulars. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  3. ^ a b DSME delivering Vale Brasil, the world's largest ore carrier Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Det Norske Veritas, 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  4. ^ World’s Largest Bulk Carrier Uses Low-Speed B&W Power on Chinese Route Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Diesel Facts 2/2011, page 9. MAN Diesel, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  5. ^ Vale Group - Shipping Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Brazilian mining group’s giant ore carrier soon to enter service. Mining Weekly, 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  7. ^ Spinetto, J. B. Vale to Receive Up to Four More Valemax By Year-End. Bloomberg, 4 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-28.