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MV ''Vale Rio de Janeiro'', owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale, is one of the world's largest very large ore carriers and a sister ship of ''Vale Brasil''.〔(DSME delivering Vale Brasil, the world's largest ore carrier ). Det Norske Veritas, 2011-06-01. 〕 Designed to carry iron ore from Brazil to Asia (primer market China) along the Cape route around South Africa, she is the second of seven 400,000-tonne 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.〔(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. 〕 == Design == (詳細はoverall length of the ''Vale Rio de Janeiro'' is , making her (with her sister ships) the largest bulk carrier(s) in the world. The breadth and depth of her hull are and , respectively, giving her a gross tonnage of 198,980.〔 The ''Vale Rio de Janeiro'' 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, the ''Vale Brasil'' is limited to only a few deepwater ports in Brazil, Europe and China. As of October 2011, Vale plans to set up a transhipment project off Subic bay. In addition to bringing in many more jobs for locals, this is expected to boost other industries in Subic bay, and put Philippines on the world map of Iron ore shipments. It is also expected to boost local industries like travel, hotels ship supplies and provisions.〔SBMA Subic to become transhipment hub - http://www.sbma.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=197〕〔(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. 〕 The ''Vale Rio de Janeiro'' 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 the ''Vale 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 .〔 The ''Vale Rio de Janeiro '' 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「MV Vale Rio de Janeiro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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