Iron Ore news

Vale concludes sale of two VLOC vessels to Bocomm.

NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (NSU) signs another 25-year contract with Vale to transport its iron ore.

Drewry expects dry bulk shipping charter rates to recover from 2Q18 on the back of strengthening Asian iron ore demand.

BIMCO has provided its November dry bulk shipping market overview and outlook 2017.

At the port of Gijón, European Bulk Handling Installation puts a Konecranes Gottwald Model 8 portal harbour crane into service.

Rio Tinto completes the first fully autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in Western Australia.

Essar invests Rs 830 crore to expand and nearly double the iron ore handling capacity at the Vizag Terminal.

ESL Shipping renews its contract to transport iron ore from Baffin Island, Canada, to Bremen, Germany on its supramax vessel Arkadia.

Vale concludes the US$178 million sale of two very large ore carriers to Bocomm.

Rio Tinto to spend AUS$70 million on upgrading bulk handling facilities at East Intercourse Island in the Port of Dampier, Western Australia.