Vale's mega-vessels are 'disaster' risk, China Shipowners warn

Dec 14, 2011 | 02:11 AM |

China’s shipowners have asked the government to closely monitor the safety of Vale’s giant iron ore carriers, one of which sprung a leak before leaving Brazil last week.“A 400,000-tonne mega ship contains fuel equivalent to the capacity of a medium-sized oil....





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