Giant NSU ore carrier retrofitted with Anemoi rotor sails
NSU Tubarao, a 400,000 DWT ore carrier owned and operated by Japan’s NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. has become the fourth VLOC chartered by Brazilian mining giant Vale International to be fitted
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Ten giant Vale ore carriers to be powered by Everllence ME-LGIM methanol engines
Ten 325,000 dwt VLOCs (Very Large Ore Carriers) being built for charter to Brazilian mining giant Vale will be powered by Everllence ME-LGIM engines. The vessels are being built for Chinese shipping
Anemoi completes world’s largest yet rotor sail retrofit
Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of five of its rotor sails on the 400,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC) Sohar Max. Built in 2012 at China’s Rongsheng shipyard, the
Vale goes for world’s largest wind propulsion installation yet
In the latest example of how leading charterers are pushing shipping decarbonization forward, Brazilian mining giant Vale S.A. is to install five rotor sails from London-headquartered Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd onboard the
MOL and Vale in rotor sail retrofit agreement
Brazilian mining giant Vale International and Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) have reached an agreemen that will see two rotor sails retrofitted on a 200,000-dwt class bulk carrier, currently employed under
Bulkers: major charterers push for greener tonnage
Recently, the Baltic Dry Freight Index, the main measure of bulk carrier market health, has been hovering around 11-year highs. Demand has been sustained by fundamentals, such as an increase in Chinese
Zero by 2050: Is the technology there yet?
If you didn’t get the message that shipping needs to decarbonize, welcome back from your vacation on Mars. The International Maritime Organization has set what the International Chamber of Shipping describes as
VIDEO: Brazilian Navy supervises scuttling of giant ore carrier
Within days of being refloated by salvors, a 2016-built, 300,800 dwt ore carrier has been declared a constructive total loss (CTL), towed to deep water and sunk under supervision of the Brazilian
Vale cooperates in project to build giant Brazil repair yard
SEPTEMBER 8, 2013 — Brazilian mining giant Vale S.A. has agreed to cooperate in a project that aims to build the largest ship repair facility in South America, capable of drydocking any