MS Ore Brasil

History
Name	Vale Brasil (2011–2014); Ore Brasil (2014–present);
Owner	Vale Shipping Holding Pte. Ltd.
Port of registry	Hong Kong
Route	Brazil to China
Ordered	26 October 2009
Builder	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd, South Korea
Yard number	1201
Laid down	15 November 2010
Launched	31 December 2010
Completed	30 March 2011
Maiden voyage	2011
In service	2011–present
Identification	IMO number: 9488918; Call sign 9V9127; MMSI number: 56490500;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Bulk carrier
Classification:	Det Norske Veritas
Tonnage	198,980 GT; 67,993 NT; 402,347 DWT;
Length	LOA 362.0 m (1,187.7 ft); LPP 350.0 m (1,148.3 ft);
Beam	65.0 m (213.3 ft)
Draft	23.0 m (75.5 ft) (molded)
Depth	30.4 m (99.7 ft)
Main engine:	MAN B&W 7S80ME-C8 (29,260 kW)
Auxiliary engines:	3 × Hyundai-HiMSEN 6H21/32 (3 × 1,270 kW)
Propulsion	Fixed-pitch propeller
Speed	15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph)
Crew	33

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. While close to the specifications of Chinamax, these ships are generally referred to as Valemax vessels by Vale. They are the largest bulk carriers ever built.

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