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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.〔(Vale Group - Shipping )〕〔(Brazilian mining group’s giant ore carrier soon to enter service ). Mining Weekly, 13 May 2011. 〕 While close to the specifications of Chinamax, these ships are generally referred to as ''Valemax'' vessels by Vale.〔Spinetto, J. B. (Vale to Receive Up to Four More Valemax By Year-End ). Bloomberg, 4 August 2011. 〕 They are the largest bulk carriers ever built.〔(DSME delivering Vale Brasil, the world's largest ore carrier ). Det Norske Veritas, 2011-06-01. 〕 == Design == (詳細はoverall length of ''Ore Brasil'' is , making her one of the longest ships currently in service. The breadth and depth of her hull are and , respectively, giving her a gross tonnage of 198,980.〔 ''Ore Brasil'' has seven cargo holds with a combined gross volume of 219,980 cubic metres and net tonnage of 67,993.〔 Her deadweight tonnage is 402,347 tons. When carrying a full load of iron ore, equal to around 11,150 trucks,〔(Interactive presentation ). Vale S.A. 〕 her draught is .〔 Like other very large ore carriers of her size, ''Ore Brasil'' is limited to only a few deepwater ports in Brazil, Europe and China.〔(Machine Support services on world's largest dry bulk carrier ). Machine Support News. 〕〔(Biggest iron-ore ships can enter 3 Chinese ports ). China Daily, 2011-06-23. 〕 ''Ore Brasil'' is propelled by a single MAN B&W 7S80ME-C8 two-stroke low-speed diesel engine directly coupled to a fixed-pitch propeller.〔 The main engine, which has a maximum output of at 78 rpm, burns 96.7 tons of heavy fuel oil per day.〔〔(Vale - A Global Strategic Partner ). Vale S.A. 〕 However, due to the large size of the vessel the emissions per cargo ton-mile are very low, making ''Ore Brasil'' in fact one of the most efficient long-distance dry bulk carriers in service, and for this reason the ship received the Clean Ship award of 2011 in the Norwegian shipping exhibition Nor-Shipping. Vale has reported 35 % drop in emissions per ton of cargo in comparison to older ships.〔 Her service speed is .〔 ''Ore Brasil'' is classified by Det Norske Veritas with a class notation of ''1A1 Ore Carrier ESP ES(O) E0 NAUT-OC BWM-E(s) IB-3 COAT-PSPC(B) CSA-2 BIS EL-2 TMON NAUTICUS(Newbuilding)''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MS Ore Brasil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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