Stricken 480,000-tonne iron ore shipping 'mega carrier' Vale Beijing can be repaired

Dec 12, 2011 | 06:12 AM |

The leaking 480,000-tonne Vale Beijing iron ore carrier, can be repaired offshore and will be able to set sail, the ship’s Korean operator STX Pan Ocean said in a statement late last week.The ship, which was delivered to Brazilian mining major Vale just two months ago, is part of the company's Valemax fleet of "mega....





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